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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    New California laws on soda and internet privacy protections

    Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday signed a sweeping bill to expand internet privacy protections -- a move that could ripple out to the rest of the country. The governor also signed a more than 10-year ban on new local soda taxes.

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

    Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday signed a sweeping bill to expand internet privacy protections -- a move that could ripple out to the rest of the country. The governor also signed a more than 10-year ban on new local soda taxes. Also, a dozen ballot measures have now qualified for the November ballot. Voters will be able to decide on repealing the gas tax, expanding rent control, and requiring all eggs sold in California to come from cage-free chickens.

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    'Three Identical Strangers:' true story of triplets separated for 19 years
    1. 0:00New California laws on soda and internet privacy protectionsYou’re reading this
    2. 9:17Will López Obrador be Mexico's next president?
    3. 18:59Josh Brolin starts a 'war with everyone' in 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado'
    4. 33:29The true story of triplets separated for 19 years
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