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California cancels $54M contract with Walgreens

March 10, 2023 by MMR California, Gov. Gavin Newsom, mifepristone, Walgreens Leading Headlines, Retail News

NEW YORK — The state of California will not renew a $54 million contract with Walgreens because of the chain’s decision to not dispense abortion pills in some states where abortion remains legal, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) office announced this week. Walgreens said that it would not be dispensing mifepristone — used in medication abortions — in some

Gov. Newsom commended on testing move

May 12, 2020 by MMR California Retailers Association, COVID-19 testing, CRA, Gov. Gavin Newsom, NACDS, Rachel Michelin, Steven Anderson Leading Headlines, Topics

ARLINGTON, Va. — California Retailers Association (CRA) president Rachel Michelin and NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson issued a statement Tuesday praising California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 testing action. “Gov. Newsom took important action today in support of California’s commitment to expand the reach of its COVID-19 testing, to advance public health, to ultimately re-open