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Fred Greaves
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CalMatters
California lawmakers spent just a few minutes discussing in public the hundreds of bills they introduced. But these 10 measures had hours of intense debate in 2025.
Bureau of Land Management
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Wikimedia Commons
Florence Middleton
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CalMatters
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Manuel Orbegozo/CalMattersSan Mateo, California adopted a new approach to mental health 911 calls by pairing police with mental health clinicians. Researchers found that it reduced the number of future mental health emergency calls and involuntary psychiatric holds by roughly 17%. -
Salvador Ochoa/CalMattersSenior Californians in rural communities are dying by suicide at troubling rates—struggling with pain, cut off from doctors and mental health care, with guns at hand. Access to care and safety planning would help, experts say.
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Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North AmericaExperts say Biden's focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump scrapped Biden's approach in favor of military strikes. -
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP/APThe Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility.
Anna Lueck
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OPB
State officials said they were pleased with the award, which comes as Oregon braces for billions in Medicaid cuts over the coming decade.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
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OPB
Alex Baumhardt
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
Fridge-less apartments dotting the pricey California rental market will soon be a head-scratching relic.
Larry Valenzuela
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CalMatters/CatchLight Local
