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Anna Lueck/OPBOregon education leaders face looming financial crunch, lobby for more time and money from the stateSchool districts across Oregon are already preparing for multimillion-dollar budget deficits next year. Rare mid-year reductions fueled by federal policy changes could add to that pain. -
Lauren Justice/CalMattersLegislation recently enacted in California will make it easier for consumers nationwide to protect their data
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The proposed True North campus could bring hundreds of jobs and new crisis beds, but county leaders say it doesn’t serve Shasta’s most urgent needs. -
A boom in data centers and the end of federal vehicle emissions standards means Oregon will fail to meet its 2035 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal by two years, according to an analysis completed this month. But state officials pushing to drastically cut carbon emissions say it’s not too late to get back on track. -
California wildlife officials have been working to mitigate the impact of the state's rebounding wolf population on its ranchers. The Northern California wolves that were euthanized had become dependent on cattle for food. -
Labor and health care groups are collecting signatures to put a measure that would levy a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of about 200 billionaires in California. -
Two new initiatives would let voters consider whether to amend the state law and the state’s constitution and open primaries to all voters. -
Insurance experts say it’s a national warning sign, as the effects of climate change cause private insurance companies to pull back on coverage in disaster-prone areas, leaving states and their residents to assume more of the risk. -
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday it wanted more time to decide whether to rehear arguments on the matter. -
Federal lawyers claimed a surge of 115 federal police were needed over the summer to quell protests, but Oregon alleges fewer than 31 were ever on the ground at any given time. -
It’s common to see election observers at voting stations, but generally less so for them to come from the federal government. Some from the Trump administration will be on the ground in several California counties next month. -
The economic impact could be felt most powerfully in the state’s rural counties where a higher share of the workforce is employed by a federal agency. -
An injection of public funding means the nonprofit organization can keep primary care clinics operating. But with more financial troubles looming, lawmakers say there’s more work to be done to protect reproductive health services. -
A federal judge in Oregon could decide Friday whether she will keep blocking Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to the city.
