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Live Nation is supporting two California bills to lower prices. Can fans trust it?
Bruno Mars tickets running for $2,000 and ones for SZA costing $600 caught California lawmakers' attention. They're advancing two bills targeting the resale market.
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Legislators are criticizing the management of a California program partnering with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to get books to kids.
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