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A federal subpoena puts Shasta County’s ballots under new scrutiny
Justin Higginbottom
A federal subpoena raises new questions about ballot custody as Shasta County separately disputes what to do with records from the 2024 election.
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California high-speed rail consultants flew first-class, visited bars and a nightclub on taxpayers’ money
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Port of Bandon returns memorial site to Coquille Indian Tribe
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How a gym, a farmers market and MMA fighters landed millions in Newsom’s last budget
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The U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. A new report from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance finds U.S. democracy at 50-year low.
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Environment, Energy and Transportation
Why gray whales are becoming harder to find near Port Orford
Roman Battaglia
Scientists and high school interns are studying gray whales in Port Orford and the changes in kelp and zooplankton that may explain their scarcity.
FILE - Election worker Wendy Wimer looks through vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary election, March 12, 2024, at the Clark County Elections Office in Vancouver, Wash.
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AP
Law and Justice
Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms
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FILE - Volunteer Cindy Massaro receives ballots as they go through a processing machine at the Marion County clerk's office in Salem, Ore., on May 18, 2026.
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OPB
Politics & Government
Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds
Jacob Fischler
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Gary Halvorson
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Environment, Energy and Transportation
Fight over Winchester Dam near Roseburg reaches Gov. Kotek’s office
Zac Ziegler
FILE - A voter drops a ballot outside of the Multnomah County Elections Division in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 8, 2022. Oregon voters can vote by mail-in ballot, drop ballots at secure sites, or vote in-person.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
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OPB
Politics & Government
Oregon lawmakers approve $1.25 million for more ballot drop boxes
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Jane Vaughan
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Education
Shasta College seeks voter approval of $129 million bond
Jane Vaughan
Measure C could fund new classrooms and updated training facilities at Shasta College while extending a property tax levy through 2061.
A student works in the library at San Bernardino Valley College in San Bernardino on May 30, 2023.
Lauren Justice
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CalMatters
Children and Family
Tech companies are selling kids’ data. A new California law aims to protect their privacy
Adam Echelman
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Larry Valenzuela
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CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Politics & Government
With mail-in rules uncertain, here’s how Californians can prepare to vote in November
Maya C. Miller
Maria Raine, center, holds a photo of her son, Adam Raine, while flanked by Assemblymembers Josh Lowenthal, left, and Rebecca Bauer-Kahan during a press conference with Gov. Gavin Newsom at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito on Sept. 10, 2026. Newsom signed a host of laws aimed at protecting children online, including limits on how long kids may talk to chatbots and which social media features they can access.
Jeff Chiu
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Children and Family
Newsom signed 13 new laws to protect kids from technology. Will they work?
Jocelyn Wiener
Residents in an Anderson neighborhood are protesting a potential crematory moving next door.
Sandra Rivera
Environment, Energy and Transportation
Cremation is rising. An Anderson neighborhood is fighting a new facility
Justin Higginbottom
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