(The Center Square) – The California Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday that renames Cesar Chavez Day “Farmworkers Day.”
The vote follows the Assembly’s unanimous passage of the same bill on Monday. The legislation now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom to be signed.
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