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A set of laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed today extends California clean-energy programs while taking steps to shore up oil and gas production. It also opens the door to a Western energy grid.

The plan has been in the works for months and cuts 10 majors, including mathematics and chemistry, and 12 minors.

The Ashland City Council took the first step in changing how police can seek bans of repeat offenders from the city’s two enhanced law enforcement areas.

The ethnic studies class was meant to focus on the cultures and histories of African-Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and Latinos. The state’s curriculum also encourages schools to add additional lessons based on their student populations, such as Hmong or Armenian.

Firefighters in Grants Pass are getting a major pay raise for next year. The costs could spell trouble for the city’s budget.

The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week.

Archer Mayo joins host Chelsea Rose on Underground History.

California Democrats’ redistricting plan would split the state’s traditional Republican stronghold into a sprawling coastal district with Bay Area liberals. North State conservatives say it would silence rural voices.

Jackson County Fire District 5 in the Rogue Valley is facing a new financial challenge.

Josephine County commissioners walked back a plan to bar the public from meetings. Future sessions will stay open, but under tighter security.

Joining the Exchange is Andrew Partin, a vector ecologist with the Jackson County Vector Control District.

Joining the Exchange to discuss the latest development in this news is Jennifer Smith Richards, a reporter at ProPublica.