Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage?

Governor Gavin Newsom is asking California lawmakers to limit how much utilities have to pay wildfire victims and attorneys when their equipment sparks a blaze, PBS NewsHour reports. The proposal aims to shield utility companies from financial ruin — a fight that has repeatedly flared in a state where power-line-caused fires have led to some of its deadliest and costliest disasters.

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