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A suspect in connection with the shooting deaths of six people in downtown Sacramento was released from prison less than halfway through his 10-year sentence because of credits earned behind bars, handing Assembly Republicans an opportunity to decry the state’s recent wave of criminal justice reforms. “The violence we...
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is on the cusp of being confirmed as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. While Iowa’s senior U.S. senator plans to vote against her nomination, others hope her ascendance will resonate around the state. If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman to serve on...
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California wants to lure all 4-year-olds to public schools within the next four years. But will there be enough teachers there to meet them? School districts across the state are scrambling to hire an estimated 11,000 teachers and 25,000 teacher assistants to expand transitional kindergarten. It’s a tall order...
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Durante las últimas décadas, los californianos han adoptado cada vez más actividades que durante mucho tiempo habían sido despreciadas, y a menudo prohibidas, como vicios dañinos. La tendencia comenzó en 1984 cuando los votantes aprobaron una lotería operada por el estado, emulando a varios otros estados, en una medida electoral...
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Over the last several decades, Californians have increasingly embraced activities that had long been scorned — and often outlawed — as harmful vices. The trend began in 1984 when voters approved a state-operated lottery, emulating several other states, in a ballot measure largely sponsored by a company that made lottery...
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Lucia Marroquin knows what it’s like to wait out pain in hopes that it will go away on its own. She is suffering from kidney stones and may need surgery. But because she lacks health coverage, her first question when she falls ill is always “how much will that...