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OPB
One bill requires schools and colleges to create an immigration enforcement alert system. The other bans schools from discriminating against students based on immigration status.
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Josephine County
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CalMatters
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Fred Greaves/CalMattersEven after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers. -
Justin Higginbottom/JPRFive years ago, Oregon provided $6 million to fund short-term residential centers for those experiencing mental health crises. For organizations hoping to launch programs, getting funding was only the start of challenges.
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Al Drago/Getty ImagesA bipartisan effort in Congress to restrain immigration enforcement tactics is flailing despite a Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The pattern is increasingly familiar. -
Brynn Anderson/AP/APThe ruling temporarily blocks the Trump Administration from cutting $600 million in public health grants that had already been allocated to four Democratic-led states.
Saskia Hatvany
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OPB
If conditions don’t change, it could spell a challenging year ahead for cities, aquatic wildlife, outdoor recreation, farming, hydropower facilities, and, possibly, a longer-lasting wildfire season.
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AP
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Many veterans turn to private companies for help filing disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs and then face bills that run well into the thousands of dollars.
Elaine Thompson
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AP
Alexandra Hootnick
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CalMatters
Eric Thayer
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