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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Bill that strengthens vaccine law for school kids goes to Gov. Newsom's desk

    The California Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to reduce vaccine exemptions. The bill is now on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk, but its fate is up in the air. Newsom says he wants substantial changes.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 5, 2019 • 1 min read

    The California Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to reduce vaccine exemptions. The bill is now on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk, but its fate is up in the air. Newsom says he wants substantial changes. But earlier this summer, he said he'd sign the current version. There isn’t much time for lawmakers to make the changes Newsom wants. This year’s session ends next Friday.

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Will California Gov. Newsom sign vaccine bill?
    1. 0:00Bill that strengthens vaccine law for school kids goes to Gov. Newsom's deskYou’re reading this
    2. 8:572 men arrested after allegedly setting fire to a homeless encampment
    3. 23:00Linda Ronstadt, from arena rock to operetta and Mexican folk
    4. 40:38‘Plantasia,’ the 1970s album for houseplants, gets a reissue and party
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