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California suspends 10-cent grocery bag charge amid virus

by Associated Press
| April 23, 2020 7:27 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians won't be charged 10 cents per bag at the grocery store and retailers can again hand out thinner, single-use plastic bags under an executive order signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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