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Overturning Roe V. Wade could immediately outlaw abortions in West Virginia

If the United States Supreme Court rules to overturn Roe V. Wade, abortion in West Virginia might immediately become illegal, based on the state’s abortion…

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California officials react to Orange County church shooting

After a shooting at an Orange County church killed one individual and injured five others on Sunday, California federal and state lawmakers say they will…

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After the Pandemic Hit Nursing Homes Hard, California Lawmakers Push to Tighten Licensing Rules

When Johanna Trenerry found a nursing home for her husband after his stroke, she expected his stay would be temporary. He never came home. Arthur…

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California eyes $97.5B tax revenue surplus, Newsom pitches $300B budget

California is eyeing an operating budget surplus that has swelled to nearly $100 billion, increasing the state’s budget to over $300 billion for the coming…

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Three COVID-19 testing sites in south King County to be shut down

In a sign the pandemic may be transitioning to endemic status, three COVID-19 testing locations in south King County in Washington state will be shutting…

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Court rules California’s under-21 semiautomatic rifle ban unconstitutional

California’s law banning the sale of semiautomatic centerfire rifles to individuals under 21 was declared unconstitutional by a panel of federal appeals judges on Wednesday….

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Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their Covid Booster?

Even as top U.S. health officials say it’s time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots…

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California’s $100 billion homelessness, affordable housing, proposal progresses

A measure that would spend roughly $100 billion over a decade to address affordable housing and homeless cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday. Assembly…

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North Dakota hospitals worst in nation for performance

North Dakota is the worst in the nation for hospital safety, according to a new report from the Leapfrog Group. The state came in last…

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Supreme Court draft opinion ‘appalling attack’ on women

California Gov. Gavin Newsom reacted to a leaked draft opinion of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that, if finalized, would overturn decades of legal precedent…

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