Hello, and happy Thursday. There are 67 days until the election, but today we’re sticking to Sacramento, which I am now dubbing Googleville since that company seems to have a concerning amount ...

This week, Google joined a $250 million deal with the state of California to support California newsrooms. While the deal offers a much-needed cash infusion for an industry that’s seen crippling ...

The California Democrat who brokered a deal with Google to fund local newsrooms has defended the controversial partnership — arguing that it was the best they could deliver in hard-knuckle talks ...

Google has reached a deal with California lawmakers to fund local news in the state after previously protesting a proposed law that would have required it to pay media outlets. Under the terms of ...

Google and others threatened to sue and remove links to California news sites if the law passed. The new agreement between Google and Democrats averts a costly legal fight for both sides.

The Society of Professional Journalists said Thursday that Google’s commitment to a $250 million plan supporting California newsrooms should be an example for other states on how to “bolster ...

(Bloomberg) -- Google was negotiating to spend $110 million to support California’s struggling journalism industry, but the search giant had a demand: taxpayers would need to contribute tens of ...

Journalists and media experts say the new California legislation will primarily benefit Google in that it will allow them to bypass fees. The deal, totaling $250 million, will provide money to two ...

By Karen Weise and Shawn Hubler Google, a news industry trade group and key California lawmakers announced a first-in-the-nation agreement on Wednesday aimed at shoring up newsrooms in the state ...

In addition to Google and Facebook, opponents include the ACLU of California, the California Taxpayers Association, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and some online news organizations ...

Google and others threatened to sue and remove links to California news sites if the law passed. The new agreement between Google and Democrats averts a costly legal fight for both sides.