California won’t renew $54M Walgreens contract amid abortion drug fight

California won’t renew a $54 million contract with Walgreens as planned after the retailer announced it would stop selling abortion drug mifepristone in some states, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. The announcement comes two days after Newsom vowed to stop doing business with Walgreens after the company caved to requests from conservative attorneys general to stop selling mifepristone. “California will not stand by as corporations cave to extremists and cut off critical access to reproductive care and freedom,” Newsom said in a statement. “California is on track to be the...