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Lawmakers use protest momentum to push state racial reforms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The racial reckoning sweeping the country after the killing of George Floyd in police custody has generated momentum at state capitols for widespread reforms addressing a range of inequities.Lawmakers have floated proposals to address affirmative action, racial disparities in school funding and health care, criminal justice reforms and even study reparations for slavery.The efforts go beyond policing reforms to focus on systemic racism that has stubbornly pervaded public life for decades.