Northern California Democrats in the state Senate hold the key to passage of the state's proposed expansion of its film production tax incentives. As in years past, they're not particularly eager to save film and TV industry jobs located far away in Southern California.

AB 1839, which would quadruple the state’s produc…

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UPDATE 3:30 PM SATURDAY: After Gov. Susana Martinez vetoed the measure on Friday, the state House and Senate repackaged the film and TV tax credit as part of broader legislation to provide tax cuts and other incentives for more types of business. The production tax credit will rise to 30%…