( July 1, 2026, 20:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The American Economic Liberties Project applauded a California state Senate committee's passing of the COMPETE Act, moving it closer to the governor's desk. "Despite a tidal wave of opposition spending by Big Tech and corporate lobbyists, the California Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the COMPETE Act (AB 1776, Aguiar-Curry), which represents the most significant expansion of state antitrust enforcement in more than a century," the AELP said in a statement. "We look forward to working with lawmakers to get this bill to the governor's desk and to ensure that California remains a place where opportunities abound, innovation thrives, and success is earned on the merits, unrestrained by the grip of monopoly power," the AELP said. Statement follows below: ...
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