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July 20, 2018
Poor Visibility Impacts Crews Fighting Fire Near Yosemite
The Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park has now burned 23,000 acres and is still only 7 percent contained. Firefighters are beginning to test the lines they've cleared and hope to increase that number.
July 20, 2018
California Will Allow Backers To Drop Local Ballot Measures
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation giving local governments the chance to negotiate deals to withdraw ballot initiatives.
July 20, 2018
California Sues Over Trump Halt To Truck Pollution Rule
(AP) — California and 14 other states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday over its decision to suspend an Obama-era rule aimed at limiting pollution from trucks.
July 20, 2018
Business Journal: Centene Campus Details, Bay Area Company Buys Old Sac Building, Arts Vitality On The Decline
St. Louis-based health insurer Centene could be opening an office campus in Natomas. The Sacramento Business Journal's Digital Editor Sonya Sorich has details about what that campus might look like, plus more business news.
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July 19, 2018
The Safest Republican In A Democratic District
Rep. David Valadao has consistently won election by double-digits, despite being a Republican in a blue district. CapRadio’s Ben Bradford explores why, joined by experts on the Latino vote, GOP strategist Mike Madrid and researcher Mindy Romero.
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Covered California Premiums To Rise Nearly 9 Percent
Premiums in California’s individual marketplace will increase for the fifth consecutive year, due in part to federal changes and a predicted departure of healthy consumers.
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July 19, 2018
University Of California Approves Small Decrease In Tuition
University of California tuition will decrease slightly for the next academic year for the first time in nearly two decades under a plan approved by the UC's governing board Thursday.
CapRadio Travels Scandinavia: Soaking Up The Sun And History In Copenhagen
Sitting in the airport in Stockholm waiting for our flight to Copenhagen, one of the CapRadio Travelers said to me it’s hard to believe that we’re about to be on day five of our trip to Scandinavia. Time really does fly when you are having fun.
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July 19, 2018
Capitol Chat: Ben Bradford On State Supreme Court Blocking Three Californias Plan
State Government Reporter Ben Bradford joins us to talk about the now-blocked measure to split California into three states and more in this week's Capitol Chat.
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July 19, 2018
Suspicious Package Left Outside Sacramento Bee Building Not Dangerous, Police Say
Sacramento police are investigating a suspicious package at the Sacramento Bee building at 21st and Q Streets.
NPR Top Stories
Simon Says
Opinion: An Act Of Bravery At The World Cup
July 21, 2018
NPR's Scott Simon recounts an act of bravery in the World Cup championship game that happened in President Putin's Russia.
Movie Interviews
A Superstar In China, Daniel Wu Emerges In His Native California
July 21, 2018
The Chinese-American actor became an action movie mainstay abroad over the last 20 years. Thanks to his leading role in the TV series Into the Badlands, he's finally getting noticed in the U.S.
KUT-FM | The Salt
As Milk Production Cools In Summer, Farmers Try To Help Cows Take The Heat
July 21, 2018
From fans and misting water to creating a whole new breed of cow, farmers and researchers are fighting rising temperatures to keep the dairy industry from losing millions of dollars to "heat stress."
National Security
The Russia Investigations: How Many More Maria Butinas Are There?
July 21, 2018
In a week even Hollywood couldn't have scripted, the feds launch their case against a Russian accused of infiltrating U.S. politics. And the deputy attorney general speaks out on foreign interference.
Politics
In The White House Press Room, Sarah Sanders Channels President Trump
July 21, 2018
Sarah Sanders is marking one year as White House press secretary, a job that requires her to understand and reflect Trump's combative style.
Goats and Soda
Prize-Winning #iPhoneOnly Photos: From Dinos To Divers
July 21, 2018
A selection of the winning photos from the 2018 iPhone Photography Awards contest.
World
Now A Museum, This USSR Submarine Base Was Built To Endure U.S. Nukes — And Retaliate
July 21, 2018
A once-secret underground naval base in Crimea designed to preserve Soviet submarines in case of a nuclear attack is now a museum with an anti-American message.
NPR Ed
What Your State Is Doing To Beef Up Civics Education
July 21, 2018
Not enough people know how a bill becomes a law and other aspects of civic life. More than half the states are trying to fix that. See how your state is doing and take our quiz.
National
Masses Of Seaweed Threaten Fisheries And Foul Beaches
July 21, 2018
A floating, smelly mass of seaweed called sargassum is covering beaches in the Caribbean and along the Gulf of Mexico.
Monkey See
Comic-Con Day 3: The Best Hawkeye
July 21, 2018
On their third day at San Diego Comic-Con, NPR's Mallory Yu and Petra Mayer get into the spirit of things by dressing up as their favorite heroes and checking out the amazing costumes on display.
Featured Projects
Latest From Insight
Insight: Capitol Chat With Ben Bradford / Eppie's Great Race's Final Run / Carolee Carmello Previews Music Circus' 'Gypsy' / Honyock Performs
State Government Reporter Ben Bradford tells us about the future of the three Californias plan. We talk about the final run of Eppie's Great Race. Actress Carolee Carmello gives us a preview of Music Circus' production of "Gypsy." Honyock performs.
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