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"The Foundation's mission is to lessen the burden on California taxpayers by reimbursing appropriate expenses associated with advancing the state's economic and diplomatic interests,"
"The problem with the protocol foundation and others like it is that donors to these foundations receive access to the politicians whose travel they fund,"
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has undertaken international trips to position the state as a global climate partner as federal climate priorities shift. The California State Protocol Foundation, a nonprofit funded primarily by corporate donations and overseen by a board appointed by the governor, pays many travel costs. The foundation's stated mission is to reduce taxpayer burden by reimbursing expenses tied to the state's economic and diplomatic interests. Similar nonprofit arrangements have supported gubernatorial travel since the 1980s, and critics warn that donor-funded travel can create pathways for corporate access to elected officials.
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