California reparations payouts on hold, but state moves toward apology for slavery

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California reparations payouts on hold, but state moves toward apology for slavery

The California Senate held up plans to dole out reparations payouts to its citizens, but the Assembly voted to formally apologize for the state's role in slavery.The California Assembly passed a bill Thursday that will accept responsibility for "all of the harms and atrocities committed by the state" and will head to the Senate, the Los Angeles Times reported. AB 3089 was passed unanimously among Democrats, but some Republicans abstained from vo…

After Assembly issues apology for California's role in slavery, some reparations bills die in Senate

The California Senate killed some reparations bills for Black residents on Thursday amid a budget deficit after the Assembly issued a formal apology for slavery