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- California lawmakers are holding up money the Newsom administration requested for a nationwide driver license database over concerns that the information could lead to deportations.
- In certain parts of the U.S., you can buy a surprising number of things other than food from a drive-thru window: Guns in Texas, weddings in Nevada and margaritas in Florida, to name a few. […]
- A CA law holds clothing manufacturers accountable for adding to landfills, but it doesn’t deploy clothing bins, which can spur textile recycling.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed new carbon market rules that could drastically shrink the state’s funding for climate projects, threatening the spending deal he struck with legislators last year. Senate Democrats aren’t having it.
- California ends boat inspections meant to keep destructive golden mussels out of Lake Oroville, balancing a new risk analysis with the ongoing costs.
- Investigations in to fatal shootings by California police take so long that officers often cannot be decertified or charged with most crimes.
- California scored high on the economy, mental health and children and families, but low on its labor force, inequality and the environment in a research project comparing states.
LAtest From kvpr
The federal government is set to expand financial aid for students in short-term job training programs starting July 1, but Californians may have to wait until the fall.
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