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California's NIL Push Faces Setbacks
Season 2024
Episode 245
California led the way in allowing student-athletes to profit from name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals, but new efforts to expand those rights have faltered. While other states move forward, California's proposed legislation to increase transparency and address gender equity in NIL compensation was vetoed. Meanwhile, debates continue over whether athletes should be treated as employees.
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Prop 35 would allocate MCO tax revenues to raise Medi-Cal payments for doctors.

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Prop 34 would restrict how certain healthcare providers use federal discount drug program funds.

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Prop 33 seeks to allow cities to expand rent control, overturning limits set by Costa-Hawkins.

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Prop 32 seeks to raise California's minimum wage to $18 by 2025.

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Prop 6 would ban involuntary labor for California prisoners.

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Prop 5 would lower the voter approval needed for affordable housing bonds from two-thirds to 55%.

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A new proposition aims to remove an outdated same-sex marriage ban from California's constitution.

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A proposition could raise $10 billion to fix and update California schools.

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New legislation delays pollution control requirements for oil wells near homes.

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A new audit reveals gaps in California's community college transfer system.

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UC campuses face criticism over inconsistent protest policies and enforcement.

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CA warns that for-profit schools are often leaving students in debt with no job.