California partnered with Anthropic to make Claude available to all state agencies and local governments.

They will get a 50% discount on access to Claude, as part of a “first-of-its-kind collaboration” that also includes complimentary workforce training, technical assistance, and “workflow input from Anthropic developers,” per a release. On the state level, government employees will use Claude to help draft and summarize documents, analyze information, and supplement day-to-day work, per the release. [Link: Governor Newsom announces a first-of-its-kind partnership, providing Anthropic tools to state agencies and improving services for Californians | Governor of California | https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/06/29/governor-newsom-announces-a-first-of-its-kind-partnership-providing-anthropic-tools-to-state-agencies-and-improving-services-for-californians/ | Governor of California]