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There has in the past been bipartisan support for it among American legislators, and Dr Kituyi sees this as "a glimmer of hope".

To entice production back to California, state legislators are proposing to increase its film tax credit to cover up to 35% of qualified expenditures for movies and TV series shot in the Los Angeles region.

Democrats and voting rights activists also anticipate that the court will order new congressional maps to replace the current, heavily gerrymandered map passed by GOP legislators, which gives Republicans a 6-2 edge in seats.

And with legislators pondering potentially massive federal budget cuts, its fate in Congress this year is far from clear.

The audit, requested last year by state legislators representing the stadium area, was one of several actions pursued by elected officials after the collapse of a previous deal.