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The state flew in a federal highway official to interview for the job last month. It didn’t work out.
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Courtesy U.S. Forest ServiceThe Trump administration is preparing to roll back Clinton-era wildland protections with a shortened public comment period and without holding public hearings. Now, unofficial hearings on the proposed repeal of the 2001 Roadless Rule are cropping up in the Northwest and across the country. -
Salvador Ochoa/CalMattersCalifornia voters approved a top-two primary election designed to encourage moderation. But in most races, it ends in a conventional Democrat vs. Republican. Some are ready to scrap the top two.
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Tyrone Turner/WAMUThe Supreme Court is heading into its crunch time, the part of the year when the justices are racing to finish decisions and dissents in the cases that remain undecided. Here's what's left. -
Wilfredo Lee/APA federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. The administration announced the fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs.
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The court also struck a response to a petition in a separate case over AI-generated falsehoods. The cases are the first time the state’s highest court has addressed legal fabrications created by artificial intelligence.
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After a heated race with a crowd of Democratic candidates, Xavier Becerra pulled ahead of rival Republican Steve Hilton in election results returned Friday. Becerra’s challenger is not known yet.
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