California will not renew a $54 million contract with Walgreens in response to the company’s decision not to dispense an abortion drug in states where Republican officials have threatened legal action against them, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.
“This is an attempt to call the question ‘Which side are you on? Whose side are you on?” Newsom said in an interview with POLITICO ahead of the announcement. “Are you going to just cower in the face of bullies? Are you going to just roll over?” Newsom says this is just the first step in an “exhaustive review” of all of the state’s ties with Walgreens, some of which he may need to work with the state Legislature to terminate.
Newsom’s move also demonstrates his willingness to wield California’s financial might in an intensifying national battle over abortion access. The governor and legislative Democrats have already allocated hundreds of millions of dollars and enacted new laws to make California a sanctuary for abortion-seekers from other states.
All democratic run states should sue Walgreens
So Walgreens said to stay out of politics but yet it is in politics Great move by the governor! If you wanna do business in the state, you respect the state's majority choice. If you wanna do a shit show, go to snowflake states FL and TX
I don't see how Gavin has the right or authority to make Walgreens leave. Walgreens could just say no.
Yeah, now we have 54 million more to solve the homeless crisis Gavin cannot solve.
What do you make of the claim that every sender and every receiver of abortion drugs in every US state and territory through USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc. since the Dobbs v Jackson case has committed a federal felony under Comstock (18 USC 1461-1462)?
because they won't sell drugs in states where it is illegal too sell those drugs, how Nazi of the governor.
Good pose poser
And Walgreens closes all stores in California in 3...2...1...
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I do not believe there is a bigger pharmacy. CVS , perhaps. Over a hundred million active members with reward accounts mean that California is canceling a lot of jobs and tax revenue. At the least. Making it harder for people to get medications , having to switch…
Politics...firms are not going to break the law...
GOOD! Y'all got WG stock, you better sell.
trudygonzales Doesn’t Walgreens have to follow the laws of states they are operating in? Gov. Newsom is enforcing the laws of the state. Republicans are just making noise, as usual. Cheers to Gov. Newsom!
Isn't Walgreens shutting down most of their CA stores anyway because they are being robbed blind?
California is a wasteland.
Walgreens fucked around and found out..
Meaningless, ineffectual grandstanding. Only the good people of CA will be hurt by this.
Hit Walgreens right in their Wallets
California and Newsom are punchlines
California just loves shooting itself in the foot
I wonder how much has been lost to theft in California? They might come out ahead.
This true ? 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
He should focus on improving life in CA. Naaaah....
Yes!!! Fuck Walgreens - happy to live in California
Cancel California.
They already shut down their stores lmfao
So because they won't give Texas drugs means California says we won't take any because of that 🙃🤔
Yea
If Walgreens is going to be sued and has a high probability of losing, it really their fault? Blame the republicans passing these laws not Walgreens for simply living under them
I hope they just pull out of CA completely. It’s coming. I guarantee it.
Good! More states should do this!
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