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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CA: Civic Engagement & Voting

A new AARP survey of California women age 40 and older found 71% are concerned about affordable health care and 68% are worried about access to affordable long-term care. (Ink drop/Adobestock) A new AARP survey of California women age 40 and older found that 71% are concerned about affordable health care, and 68% are worried about access to affordable long-term care. (Ink drop/Adobestock)
Survey: CA women age 40-plus highly likely to vote

Nearly 80% of California women age 40 and older say they are highly motivated to vote, according to a new survey from AARP. Researchers for the new …

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Una nueva encuesta de AARP entre mujeres californianas de 40 años o más revela que al 71% le preocupa que la asistencia médica sea asequible, y al 68%, el acceso a una asistencia a largo plazo accesible. (Gota de tinta/Adobestock)
Encuesta: Mujeres en CA mayores de 40 años, muy propensas a votar

Casi el 80% de las mujeres californianas de 40 años o más dicen estar muy motivadas para votar, según una nueva encuesta de AARP…

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Students and staff from colleges marched in Sacramento on Thursday calling for lawmakers to address the high cost of tuition and housing. (Matthew Hardy/CFT)
College students, staff rally in Sacramento for 'March in March'

Hundreds of college students and staff from across the state held a march and rally in Sacramento on Thursday, calling for changes to make higher …

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Protests in favor of sending U.S. aid to Ukraine are planned across the country on Saturday to mark two years since the conflict began. (Igor Tregub)
Rallies across CA, U.S. planned for anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Pro-Ukraine rallies are planned in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco as well as cities across the United States this weekend, marking the …

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No one has taken public responsibility for sending a powder-laced envelope to the elections office in rural Yuba County last week. (Anastasia Gaikova/Adobe Stock)
Good-government groups speak out after fentanyl sent to CA elections office

The Justice Department is investigating after the Yuba County Elections Office north of Sacramento received an envelope with white powder testing posi…

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The National Medal of Honor Museum, currently under construction, will tell the history of the Medal of Honor and the courageous Americans who earned it. (Medal of Honor Foundation)
Medal of Honor recipients to be honored at Sunday's Cowboys/Giants game

More than a dozen Medal of Honor recipients will be honored at halftime of the Cowboys-Giants National Football League game this Sunday, in honor of …

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For a proposed initiative to qualify for a California ballot, backers must gather more than 546,000 signatures by next April. (Mariusz/Adobe Stock)
Signature gathering starts for CA initiative to restrict transgender student rights

Three proposed ballot initiatives affecting transgender students are now in the signature-gathering stage in California. The group Protect Kids …

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National Election Hero Day started three years ago as an annual holiday to show support for election workers who were vilified in the run-up to the 2020 election. (Myphotobuddy/Adobe Stock)
Pro-democracy groups plan to monitor Shasta County election

Election Hero Day and tomorrow, "good government" groups will be monitoring the local election in rural Shasta County, to support election workers …

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Treinta y cinco estados exigen que los votantes presenten una identificación en el lugar de votación; California no lo hace. (Vesperstock/Adobestock)
CA aprueba recolección de firmas para iniciativa electoral sobre ID de votantes

Los partidarios de una iniciativa electoral propuesta para exigir una identificación gubernamental para votar acaban de obtener la aprobació…

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Thirty-five states require voters to present an ID at the polling place; California does not. (Adobe Stock)
CA approves signature gathering for ballot initiative on voter ID

Backers of a proposed ballot initiative to require government ID to vote have just gotten state approval to start gathering signatures. A group …

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Una empresa que actualmente facilita apuestas sobre cosas como el resultado de la huelga de guionistas de Hollywood está pidiendo autorización para realizar apuestas sobre el control del Congreso después de las próximas elecciones. (Brian Jackson/Adobe Stock)
Federales consideran permitir apuestas sobre los resultados electorales

Una propuesta que podría permitir apuestas sobre qué partido político controlará el Congreso está generando oposición en…

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A company that currently facilitates betting on things like the outcome of the Hollywood writers' strike is asking for permission to take bets on control of Congress after the next election. (Brian Jackson/Adobe Stock)
Feds Consider Whether to Allow Betting on Election Outcomes

A proposal to allow betting on which political party will control Congress is drawing opposition from pro-democracy groups and from a coalition of pro…

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