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It’s an eternal struggle in California: Businesses want to cut taxes while governments say doing so would decimate services. Three competing measures headed for the November ballot could drastically change California’s tax landscape.
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Josh Wallner-Sentle's death was one of over 100 fatal overdoses in Jackson County last year. Many involved fentanyl, a highly addictive and powerful synthetic opioid that can be mixed into other drugs.
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Highly skilled firefighters are the last line of defense against wildfires, but that line is fraying because the government decided long ago that they’re not worth very much.
JPR’s year-long series on the impact of removing the dams on the Klamath River.
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The House passed the two articles along party lines in February, but proceedings stalled amid government funding negotiations.
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The polarized light image gives us a "new view of the monster lurking at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy," according to the European Southern Observatory.
- The Texas attorney general is investigating a supplier of Boeing 737 parts
- A bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people
- Biden touts a $25M haul from fundraiser featuring Barack Obama and Bill Clinton
- 'Green bubble shaming' at play in DOJ suit against Apple
- 'Women Behind the Wheel' explains how cars became a gendered technology
During the summer of 2021, half of coastal waters from northern California to the Canadian border had oxygen levels too low to support marine life.
California farms could use 93% less water but less-thirsty crops, such as grains and hay, are much less lucrative than nuts and fruits. Fallowing a small fraction of the thirstiest crops would save 9%.