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At Merced College, tension remains over free speech following media reports
During an academic senate meeting last month, multiple Merced College faculty members voiced concern over rising tensions on campus and within administration, and called for peace.
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- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a set of bills intended to protect children online.
- You could be forgiven for thinking capital punishment is all but dead in California. In 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom halted executions and removed the gas chamber chair from San Quentin. Yet 546 men and 18 […]
- California's middle and high school students are getting more sleep, have fewer mental health issues and are doing better in math and English, a new study found.
- Government retirees who go back to work must follow strict pension laws or risk serious consequences with CalPERS. Several faced enormous bills.
- The Trump administration reinterpreted the Endangered Species Act to counter what it called "federal overreach." California is suing to block its changes, arguing they threaten vital habitat.
- More than 560 people still face death sentences in California, despite a longstanding moratorium on executions.
- Dos proyectos de ley enviados a Newsom establecen nuevas reglas para determinar cuándo las universidades pueden crear títulos de licenciatura y cuántos pueden ofrecer.
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