Keep an eye on these 5 deals as California lawmakers close out the legislative session

California lawmakers are back in Sacramento this month to negotiate several high-stakes deals before the legislative session ends on August thirty-first. The climate fund is the main sticking point—CalMatters reports the state generates roughly four billion dollars annually from a carbon market that charges companies to pollute, but new environmental rules could cut that in half. The shortfall threatens funding for high-speed rail, affordable housing, and safe drinking water. Also in play: a tech billionaire-backed development in Solano County seeking environmental relief, and a controversial antitrust bill that would give Californians the right to sue large companies for anticompetitive practices. With new Senate leadership, this year's end-of-session negotiations could look very different.

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