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Bradley W. Parks
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OPB
The wide-ranging bill would create exceptions to send children out-of-state for care and change definitions around restraints and seclusions. Proponents believe it will help more kids get care. Some advocates are worried it will cause more harm.
Manuel Obregozo
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CalMatters
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CalMatters
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Juliet Grable/JPRProject Beaver worked with the Bureau of Land Management to restore the large rodents to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. -
Courtesy of Mark WittyGrant School District is hundreds of thousands of dollars into a project that is supposed to be reimbursed by the federal government. Now, it’s not clear the feds will pay.
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Preston Gannaway for NPRWith no help from the federal government, states are trying to regulate recreational marijuana. California's Department of Cannabis Control works to keep contaminants out of joints, vapes and edibles. -
Spencer Platt/Getty Images/Getty Images North AmericaSome 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.
Julie Jacobson
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AP
An appeals court has upheld California’s law banning gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The decision could have implications for Oregon’s Measure 114, which also regulates large-capacity magazines.
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Oregon Department of Transportation
Godofredo A. Vásquez
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AP Photo
With salmon fishing barred off the California coast for two years, fishermen have been running historic boat tours, party cruises, and scattering the ashes of the deceased to try to stay afloat. Now, fishing fleets are gearing up for a third year.
Larry Valenzuela
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CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Roman Battaglia
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JPR News
Roman Battaglia
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JPR News