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Roman Battaglia/Jefferson Public RadioNext Wednesday is Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Throughout Southern Oregon and Northern California, municipalities and groups will celebrate in a variety of ways. -
Mike Meadows/LA Times
/via UCLA Library Special CollectionsIt’s an eternal struggle in California: Businesses want to cut taxes while governments say doing so would decimate services. Three competing measures headed for the November ballot could drastically change California’s tax landscape.
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