Google and other tech companies ramped up their lobbying in California through the summer as the sector nabbed some major legislative victories in Sacramento.
Google led in lobbyist spending in the months from July to September with $10.7 million in expenditures, according to filings to the state Secretary of State that were due by Thursday. That figure is the most Google , a subsidiary of
The Menlo Park, Calif., company opposed a bill (AB 886) that would have forced tech platforms to pay news outlets ...