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  "description": "Good government groups backed legislation that sought to make every lobbyist letter public and online. Those proposals appear dead for the year.\n\n",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T13:42:19.000Z",
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  "textContent": "_This story was originally published by_ CalMatters_._ Sign up_for their newsletters._\n\nCalifornia lawmakers are poised to kill legislation that would have forced them to immediately release lobbying letters from business and advocacy groups and given the public a new window into the secretive world of Capitol lobbying.\n\nTwo bills that would have required the Legislature to post the letters lawmakers receive from registered lobbyists and groups trying to influence legislation never received a hearing in the California Assembly.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "What are they trying to hide? California lawmakers kill lobbying transparency bills",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-24T13:42:19.547Z"
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