California Governor Gavin Newsom has reached a deal with Anthropic to expand the use of Claude products across California's government at a discounted cost, making Claude the first artificial intelligence tool available to all state agencies and local governments. The agreement, first shared with POLITICO, cuts the AI chatbot's price in half for state government agencies, as well as Californian cities and counties that decide to take advantage, and includes free workforce training and technical support from Anthropic staff. Chris Given, California's chief information officer, stated, "A lot of departments are going to switch their usage to this contract, and that's very much our intent." The deal comes amid a monthslong fight between Anthropic and the Trump administration, which has restricted the rollout of the company's most advanced models. In March, Newsom signed an executive order meant to raise standards for AI companies seeking state contracts, though his administration says the new Anthropic deal was not intended as a rebuke to Washington. Newsom has issued a series of executive orders to promote generative AI and, in recent weeks, turned his attention to potential widespread job losses AI could trigger, issuing another executive order last month tapping state agencies to explore policies for responding faster to AI-driven layoffs.