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FILE — In this Thursday June 25, 2020 file photo State Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove, of Bakersfield, talks with Sen. John Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa before at the Capitol, in Sacramento, Calif. When the Legislature reconvenes Monday for the first time since last month's election, Grove will have two less members in her caucus. Both Moorlach and Sen. Ling Ling Chang, of Diamond Bar, lost their reelection bids leaving the Senate just 9 Republican Senators as compared to the 31 Democrats. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Coronavirus, depleted GOP shape new California Legislature

By Don Thompson Dec. 06, 2020 11:39 AM EST