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California may forgive hospital loans as Medicaid cuts loom
The Bond Buyer - New York
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August 15, 2025
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister was among those that received loans from California's program for distressed hospitals.San Benito Health Care District The Trump/GOP Medicaid cuts mean California may have to activate the loan...
California babysitter who provided boyfriend with children to molest gets 100 years to life
East Bay Times - California
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August 15, 2025
A North County babysitter who admitted taking young girls in her care — including a non-verbal special-needs child — to her boyfriend so he could molest them was sentenced Thursday to 100 years to life in prison. Brittney Mae Lyon, 31, pleaded...
California Highway Patrol pursuit ends in standoff near Mid-City
CBS Los Angeles - California
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By KCAL News Staff Updated on: August 15, 2025 / 6:21 AM PDT / KCAL News CBS News Live CBS News Los Angeles Live A California Highway Patrol pursuit ended in a standoff near the Mid-City area on Friday morning. The pursuit began around 5:15 a.m....
California cop charged with 8 felonies in sexual assault case
East Bay Times - California
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August 15, 2025
A Menifee police officer made his first court appearance on Thursday, Aug 14, to answer to eight felony charges, including an allegation that he sexually assaulted a victim of domestic violence after he returned her to her home. And the Riverside...
California man charged in $500K cryptocurrency scam targeting South Dakota resident
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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August 15, 2025
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. — A Chamberlain, South Dakota, man lost close to half a million dollars in an alleged cryptocurrency scam that began with an online conversation and led to multiple in-person cash handoffs. One suspect, 35-year-old Chee Yeng...
California Police Begin Targeting Monterey Car Week Attendees In Groups
AutoSpies
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Monterey Car Week hasn’t even shifted into full gear yet, but police in the area aren’t waiting. They’re already trying to make a big and bold statement; slow down or get stopped altogether. And they did it by pulling over five supercars at a time...
California Poachers Caught Red-Handed with Stunning Number of Spiny Lobsters
The MeatEater - Montana
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August 15, 2025
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently announced citations in a startling case of marine wildlife poaching. According to a Facebook post, CDFW officers were on a routine patrol on the evening of August 1, when they...
Newsom, California Dems move forward with redistricting effort to counter Trump-backed push in Texas
Fox News
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California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at a Los Angeles event and addresses the federal immigration agents operating outside the venue on ‘The Story.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic leaders in the Democrat-dominated...
$500 grants offered for Southern California teachers’ innovative class projects
The Sun - California
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August 15, 2025
California Credit Union Foundation and North Island Credit Union Foundation invite Southern California teachers who have innovative class project ideas to apply for grants through the foundations’ fall Teacher Grant program. In the program, 10...
Texas and California showdown over new maps
CBS News
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a redistricting effort on Thursday to counter Republicans' attempt to reshape a series of Texas congressional districts. CBS News' Hunter Woodall breaks down Newsom's plans.
Ohio attorneys urge U.S. Supreme Court to take up California unclaimed funds case
Ohio Capital Journal
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August 15, 2025
Attorneys leading a class action lawsuit against Ohio’s new stadium funding plan have thrown their weight behind a case out of California. They’ve filed an amicus brief, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case challenging how California...
Is California Really More Gerrymandered Than Texas? It’s Complicated.
The New York Times
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August 15, 2025
In a recent defense of Republican efforts to redraw Texas’ congressional maps with a greater Republican advantage, Vice President JD Vance criticized the current maps in California as an extreme gerrymander. There, he suggested, Democrats had...
Top 25 Offensive Player of the Year candidates in California
Sporting News
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August 15, 2025
With the 2025 California high school football season a week from kickoff, here's a look at who we think are the top 25 statewide Offensive Player of the Year candidates entering the season. Although all 25 players mentioned below were listed on...
AB 564 is a needed boost for California’s legal cannabis market
Capitol Weekly - California
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August 15, 2025
Opinion by BRIAN CAMIRE posted 08.15.2025 Capitol Weekly welcomes Opinions on California public policy or politics. Click here for more information about submitting an Op-Ed. OPINION – California was an early pioneer in creating a legalized...
Some California winemakers don’t want tariffs on their European competitors. Here’s why
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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Tariffs on European wine could be good or bad for California wine producers, depending on whom you ask. CalMatters reports that some American winemakers, restaurateurs and others are urging President Donald Trump to exclude wine from tariffs on...
Here's California Democrats' plan to fight the GOP's power grab
Daily Kos
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August 15, 2025
Democrats' plan to redraw California's congressional districts leaked on Thursday, and showed that the party plans to rejigger the Golden State’s U.S. House lines to eliminate as many as five Republican seats in the state, Politico reported. The...
DOJ Slaps a New Lawsuit on California
Townhall
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August 15, 2025
The Department of Justice filed two new lawsuits against the state of California Friday after government bureaucrats moved forward with green new scam mandates for trucks and other vehicles. “Agreement, contract, partnership, mandate — whatever...
Good government group won’t actively oppose California’s counter-redistricting plan
Spectrum News Austin
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August 15, 2025
WASHINGTON — Good government groups like Common Cause routinely criticize states that redraw their congressional district boundaries for partisan advantage, but they are refusing to attack California’s new push to gerrymander its congressional map...
Oceanwell And Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Launch California Water Farm 1 With Capacity Of 60 Million Gallons Per Day As Six Agencies Join Project
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Water Farm 1 scales from 10 MGD to up to 60 MGD to provide reliable supplies for seven water agencies across drought-prone Southern California OceanWell's subsea desalination pods harness ocean pressure to reduce energy use...
Justice Department Sues California Over Its Truck Emission Standards
Forbes
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Topline The Justice Department sued California over its electric vehicle mandate in two complaints filed this week, seeking to end the state’s emission standards enforced through its “Clean Truck Partnership,” which requires a share of heavy-duty...