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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    California puts its net neutrality law on hold

    About a month ago, California lawmakers passed the nation’s toughest net neutrality law. The goal was to restore the Obama-era internet protections that the Federal Communications Commission axed late last year.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 29, 2018 • 1 min read

    About a month ago, California lawmakers passed the nation’s toughest net neutrality law. The goal was to restore the Obama-era internet protections that the Federal Communications Commission axed late last year. But California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says he won’t enforce the new state law yet. The state says it reached an agreement with the Trump administration to wait until another lawsuit is resolved.

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    2 of 4
    LA Jewish community responds to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
    1. 0:00How do LA rabbis keep their synagogues secure but welcoming?
    2. 14:14California puts its net neutrality law on holdYou’re reading this
    3. 23:40Nicole Chung’s search for her birth parents and what she learned about transracial adoption
    4. 39:01Mourning the Dodgers’ World Series loss
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