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Merced County employees struggle as healthcare premiums skyrocket. ‘We have become the working poor’Last fall, Merced County employees learned that as of Jan. 1, the premiums for their health insurance would increase by 12%, a cost passed to the county from the insurance provider.
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While students at college campuses across the country have demonstrated against the war in Gaza by building campus encampments and occupying buildings, campuses in California’s Central Valley have so far taken a different approach.
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A California proposal to phase out tackle football for children under twelve came to a screeching halt when the governor stepped in and said he wouldn't support it.
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In a statement, Governor Gavin Newsom set a March 19 primary date for the 20th Congressional District contest. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters would advance to a May 21 matchup to fill the seat.
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Jewish protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza disrupt first day of California legislative sessionAssembly members tried to briefly continue their business before taking a recess and ultimately adjourning. The protest was organized Jewish Voice for Peace, IfNotNow and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network.
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Here's what could determine who the next president will be.
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An obscure federal manual that guides road signs and design is getting a rare update. The Biden administration says the changes will protect cyclists and pedestrians, but safety advocates wanted more.
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Two-thirds of the bills opposed by the oil industry this year were killed, thanks in part to an alliance with the building trades union, forcing Democrats to sometimes choose between jobs and the environment.
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A newly adopted policy would require annual inspections of any privately-funded research labs.
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The city of Fresno recently became one of a few cities in the country to raise the Palestinian flag in solidarity with those killed in the Israel-Hamas war.
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The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said Thursday that most of the deficit comes from lower than expected tax revenues this year.
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“I just don't like their (the GOP’s) future. They're bickering too much. They’re not as strong as they used to be. I don’t know where they’re heading," one voter said.