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Two cities in California have already adopted rules saying that any company that helps build President Trump's border wall will no longer be allowed to do business there. Despite such pledges, contractors nationwide are lining up to bid on the project. (Associated Press)

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Calif., Gov. Jerry Brown discusses a plan to raise $52 billion to fix California roads, during a news conference Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. The 10-year plan would boost the gasoline excise tax by 12 cents a gallon along with higher registration fees and a $100 charge on emission-free vehicles. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Calif., Gov. Jerry Brown, center, discusses a plan to raise $52 billion to fix California roads, during a news conference Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. The 10-year plan would boost the gasoline excise tax by 12 cents a gallon along with higher registration fees and a $100 charge on emission-free vehicles. Brown was accompanied by other lawmakers, and supporters of the plan. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Washington Redskins: Charitable Foundation - Advertising Supplement cover (March 30, 2017 edition of The Washington Times)

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Gov. John Bel Edwards listens as his revenue secretary, Kimberly Robinson, answers questions about the Edwards administration tax package proposed for the upcoming legislative session, on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

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Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa bows during a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Japan's embattled Toshiba said Wednesday that its U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Co. has filed for bankruptcy protection. Toshiba said in a statement that it filed the chapter 11 petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of New York. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

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Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa bows during a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Japan's embattled Toshiba said Wednesday that its U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Co. has filed for bankruptcy protection. Toshiba said in a statement that it filed the chapter 11 petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of New York. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

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J.G. Scott, center, the chief fiscal analyst for the Kansas Legislature's research staff, confers with Zach Fridell, left, an attorney on lawmakers' bill-drafting staff, and state Sen. Ty Masterson, right, R-Andover, during a Senate debate on budget legislation, Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Lawmakers are considering raising income taxes to close projected budget shortfalls (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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William Hale, left, urges lawmakers to override Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's veto of Senate bill 91 in Frankfort, Ky., on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. House and Senate leaders planned to meet behind closed doors Wednesday afternoon to discuss Bevin's vetoes of bills about mental health , naming roads , regulating drones and spending money from a legal settlement with Volkswagen. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

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President Trump's team wasted little time putting together a new budget for the rest of the fiscal year. Officials have already quietly pressured Congress to carve nearly $3 billion out of diplomatic programs that had been previously approved. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska at the Interior Department in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2017, after signing an order lifting a moratorium on new coal leases on federal lands and a related order on coal royalties. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks at the Interior Department in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2017, after signing an order lifting a moratorium on new coal leases on federal lands and a related order on coal royalties. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

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In this Friday, March 24, 2017, photo, Chris Piazza, an electrician with Tasch Electric, works on a home being built by Zach Tyson of Tyson Construction, in Destrahan, La. General contractors and other small businesses in the remodeling industry can look forward to strong growth in the coming years, but the big force behind that business may be surprising: baby boomers. Tyson estimates that between 30 percent and 40 percent of his revenue is coming from boomer renovations, up from 15 percent to 20 percent five years ago. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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In this Friday, March 24, 2017, photo, Quinn Lovetro, an electrician with Tasch Electric, works on a home being built by Zach Tyson of Tyson Construction, in Destrahan, La. General contractors and other small businesses in the remodeling industry can look forward to strong growth in the coming years, but the big force behind that business may be surprising: baby boomers. Tyson estimates that between 30 percent and 40 percent of his revenue is coming from boomer renovations, up from 15 percent to 20 percent five years ago. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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In this Friday, March 24, 2017, photo, Zach Tyson, owner of Tyson Construction, poses for a photo inside a home he is constructing in Destrahan, La. General contractors and other small businesses in the remodeling industry can look forward to strong growth in the coming years, but the big force behind that business may be surprising: baby boomers. Tyson estimates that between 30 percent and 40 percent of his revenue is coming from boomer renovations, up from 15 percent to 20 percent five years ago. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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In this Friday, March 24, 2017, photo, Zach Tyson, left, owner of Tyson Construction, talks to electricians in a home he is constructing in Destrahan, La. General contractors and other small businesses in the remodeling industry can look forward to strong growth in the coming years, but the big force behind that business may be surprising: baby boomers. Tyson estimates that between 30 percent and 40 percent of his revenue is coming from boomer renovations, up from 15 percent to 20 percent five years ago. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, file photo, Terry Myerson, Microsoft's executive vice president of the Windows and Devices Group, discusses a Windows 10 update at a Microsoft media event in New York. The major update to Microsoft’s Windows 10 system will start reaching consumers and businesses on April 11, 2017. New features in the “Creators Update” include 3-D drawing tools, game-broadcasting capabilities and the ability to annotate maps and photos. Microsoft also is changing its update procedures to make them less disruptive. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)