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May 22, 2017
Tahoe Area Homeowners Offered Loans For Bear-Proof Garbage Bins
A waste management agency in South Lake Tahoe has started offering homeowners loans to buy bear-proof garbage bins. It's an effort to reduce conflicts with the animals who wander into neighborhoods in search of food.
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May 22, 2017
Analysts: Gov. Brown's Plan To Pay Down Pension Debt Needs Further Review
The Brown administration has plans for an innovative money swap that could pay off billions in pension debt over the next two decades, but nonpartisan analysts say the proposal isn’t fully cooked.
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May 22, 2017
Roseville Rider Explains What It Means To Be A Human Shield During Amgen's Tour Of California
For every really successful professional cyclist, there are teammates responsible for helping that rider get to the front of the pack and, hopefully, win the race. One Roseville rider's job is to be one of those teammates.
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May 22, 2017
Sacramento Feels The Heat Through Tuesday
The National Weather Service is advising residents to keep cool through Tuesday. It's expected to be 98 degrees in Sacramento Monday, up two degrees from Sunday's high of 96.
May 22, 2017
The Political Junkie: Mueller As Special Counsel
The Political Junkie Ken Rudin joins us from Washington D.C. in an effort to put it all in perspective. He'll discuss the selection of Robert Mueller as special counsel to oversee the Russia investigation.
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May 22, 2017
Don Fraser On Political Friction And Its Role In Our System Of Checks And Balances
Historian Don Fraser returns to Insight to talk about his latest article on History News Network, “Trump vs. Madison. Madison is winning.”
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May 22, 2017
SacState Students Participate In Hyperloop Program
Nearly five years ago, Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, proposed a solution to California's traffic jams — a Hyperloop system. Instead of putting engineers to work, he opened the project to universities around the globe.
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May 22, 2017
Beacon Project To Highlight Social Issues
A new interactive public art exhibit has started in Sacramento.
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May 21, 2017
New Title For California's 2015 Train Hero: Graduate
(AP) - A Sacramento-area man credited with helping prevent an armed attack on a French train is celebrating his college graduation - a year late, owing to all the attention that followed the 2015 train crisis.
May 20, 2017
California Kids Serve Notice As Amgen Tour Ends
George Bennett won the Amgen Tour of California Saturday, but two California riders made their mark on the tour.
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4 Climbers Killed In Deadly Week On Mount Everest
May 22, 2017
An American doctor who was trying for a second time to conquer the mountain after surviving an avalanche in 2015 was among those who died.
The Record
How Did Toby Keith Get To Do A Concert In Saudi Arabia?
May 22, 2017
The kingdom famously barred public music performances for more than 25 years. So what's changed? And why did the Saudis alight on an American country music star for one of the first approved shows?
The Two-Way
Texas Lawmakers Revive 'Bathroom Bill,' OK Religious Refusal Of Adoptions
May 22, 2017
A proposal governing bathroom use by transgender students in public schools has moved forward. A bill to allow adoption agencies to deny gay, unmarried or non-Christian would-be parents has passed.
The Two-Way
Here's The Deal With That Glowing Orb — And Plenty Of Notes On What It Isn't
May 22, 2017
It seemed an innocuous gesture: President Trump joined two other world leaders in laying their hands on a lit-up globe at an event in Saudi Arabia. Then, Twitter caught wind of it.
The Two-Way
Supreme Court Rejects 2 Congressional Districts In North Carolina
May 22, 2017
"A State may not use race as the predominant factor in drawing district lines unless it has a compelling reason," Justice Elena Kagan said in the court's opinion upholding a lower court ruling.
The Two-Way
Flynn Takes The 5th, Refuses To Turn Over Documents To Senate Panel
May 22, 2017
The former national security adviser is refusing to turn over documents to the Senate Intelligence Committee, his attorney citing "public frenzy" against him.
News
In A Historic First, Trump Visits Old City Of Jerusalem
May 22, 2017
Trump is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Old City of Jerusalem, seized by Israel in the Six-Day War a half-century ago. President Trump visited Christian and Jewish religious sites.
Television
David Lynch's Trippy 'Twin Peaks' Revival Is A Love Letter To Hardcore Fans
May 22, 2017
Lynch has assembled a rambling, surreal story that vaults from a spiritual limbo to places all over the country. But as any Twin Peaks fan can tell you, the story really isn't the point.
Code Switch
In 'American Race,' Charles Barkley Is A True Believer In The Power Of Dialogue
May 22, 2017
In the new TNT docu-series about race, the former NBA star is mostly indifferent to the broader context of the discussions he's wading into — and to the limits of trying to "start a dialogue."
NPR Ed
Homeschooling Makes Learning Personal For Some Special Education Students
May 22, 2017
Florida's Gardiner Scholarship provides money for students with some special needs to study as they wish. A controversial bill would expand it.
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