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A mechanic works on a vehicle in Fresno in 2022. California's lawmakers are scrambling to update California's lemon law that gives car owners the right to demand car companies fix or replace defective vehicles under warranty.
Larry Valenzuela
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CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Politics & Government
California lawmakers scramble to fix ‘lemon’ vehicle law — again
Ryan Sabalow
California lawmakers are rushing to fix last year’s controversial changes to the state’s lemon law, which critics say weakened protections for car buyers.
Hundreds of striking workers line the road outside of Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, in Portland, Ore., Jan. 10, 2025. Thousands of workers walked off the job on Friday at all eight Providence hospitals in the state as well as six women’s clinics, including nurses, physicians and advanced practitioners.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
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OPB
Labor & Employment
Providence, nurses reach another tentative deal
Amelia Templeton
A crew member with Lomakatsi Restoration Project is seen clearing brush in Ashland on Dec. 30, 2024.
Justin Higginbottom
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JPR
Wildfire
Freeze in federal funds hits wildfire projects in Oregon, California
Justin Higginbottom
Chiloquin Elementary School is part of the Klamath County School District in southern Oregon and relies on federal funding from the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. In December, U.S. House Republicans failed to renew the bill for the first time in 24 years.
Alex Baumhardt
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
Politics & Government
Bipartisan congressional group hopes to restore bill providing millions in rural school funding
Alex Baumhardt
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This undated artist's rendering from the Oregon Department of Transportation shows the design of an overpass crossing for wildlife spanning above four lanes of traffic on I-5, looking southwest. ODOT is expected to begin construction on the crossing in 2028 in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, less than two miles north of the California border.
Oregon Department of Transportation
Environment, Energy and Transportation
Wildlife crossing funding on pause amid federal freeze
Roman Battaglia
Federal funding that was supposed to be used to build a wildlife crossing spanning I-5 south of Ashland has been paused amid a larger review of transportation grants by the Trump Administration..
Oregon state Senate floor, March 1, 2024, at the Oregon state Capitol in Salem, Ore.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
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OPB
Politics & Government
With federal funds at risk, bills face a difficult path through Oregon Legislature
Bryce Dole
A campsite for homeless people in Grants Pass near City Hall, on Sept. 9, 2024. After being closed by the city last fall, the half-acre site was just re-opened by the city council.
Jane Vaughan
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JPR
Poverty and Homelessness
Grants Pass City Council expands public camping options for homeless residents
Jane Vaughan
On the edge of where Highway 22 is closed, the town of Stayton, Ore., is thick with smoke. Sept 10, 2020
Stephani Gordon
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OPB
Science & Technology
Oregon is home to 4 of the top 5 smokiest cities nationwide
Jes Burns
FILE - Transmission towers at Bonneville Power Administration’s Earl D. Ostrander Substation near Eagle Creek, Jan. 5, 2023.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
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OPB
Politics & Government
Bonneville Power Administration reverses 30 job cuts, continues with plans to eliminate 430 positions
Courtney Sherwood
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Liz Perez, owner of GC Green, a general contracting and consulting firm that focuses on clean energy, at her home in Vista on Jan. 31, 2025. Perez and other small business owners and advocates say uncertainty around Trump's orders could lead businesses to reduce investment and hiring.
Ariana Drehsler
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CalMatters
Business and Labor
Funding for small businesses — a big source of jobs — at risk under Trump
Levi Sumagaysay
California’s small businesses create the bulk of jobs in the state. Trump’s funding freeze, anti-DEI push and more could jeopardize that.
Curry County is considering a state of emergency to take over management of public land, such as the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
Tom Iraci
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U.S. Forest Service
Business and Labor
Forest Service fires workers in Oregon, California as part of Trump 'efficiency' efforts
Justin Higginbottom
Panumas Nikhomkhai
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Pexels
Environment, Energy and Transportation
Crackdown on power-guzzling data centers may soon come online in California
Khari Johnson
Andrew Nixon
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Health and Medicine
Top California Democrats clash over how to rein in drug industry middlemen
Christine Mai-Duc
FILE: Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has rejected a request from State Farm to hike home insurance rates in California by 22% on average. The increase was billed by State Farm as an "emergency" measure after the Los Angeles fires. In this file photo, Lara speaks at an event at CalMatters' studio in Sacramento on Sept. 19, 2024.
Fred Greaves
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CalMatters
Politics & Government
Big homeowner rate hike from State Farm shot down by California regulator
Levi Sumagaysay
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