# California's Anthropic Deal: How One State Made Claude a Half Price Public Utility - July 4, 2026

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Published: 2026-07-04T10:08:01+00:00
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California's Anthropic Deal: How One State Made Claude a Half Price Public Utility - July 4, 2026 Governor Gavin Newsom's first-of-its-kind partnership gives every California state agency, plus opt-in cities and counties, access to Anthropic's Claude at a fifty percent discount through the new Statewide Information Technology Shared Services portal. Chris and Laura dig into why the bundled workforce training, workflow consultation, and shared procurement front door matter more than the disco...

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