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Government

Jan. 5, 2017

Incoming attorney general may be granted new powers

California will soon have a new attorney general, who may have several new powers and responsibilities if the state Legislature gets its way.

By Malcolm Maclachlan
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO — California will soon have a new attorney general, who may have several new powers and responsibilities if the state Legislature gets its way.

Gov. Jerry Brown officially nominated U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Los Angeles, on Tuesday after Kamala D. Harris took her oath of office as a U.S. senator.

Becerra, whose intended nomination was announced last month, was q...

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