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California lawmakers want say in governor's virus spending

by Associated Press
| April 20, 2020 5:30 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Five weeks after giving California Gov. Gavin Newsom broad power to spend up to $1 billion on coronavirus precautions, state lawmakers on Monday said they feared overreach by the governor's office and sought more answers on a contract to buy millions of protective masks.

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