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Environmental groups are furious over a piece of the transportation funding deal reached this week by California Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders that would delay stricter air quality regulations on commercial trucks

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Environment

Substantial Snowpack In Manual Survey Shows California Moving From Drought To Deluge

March 30, 2017 | Amy Quinton

California has gone from drought to deluge in the past year. Snow now blankets the Sierra for the April manual snow survey.

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Immigration

California Chief Justice Says Immigrant Arrests At Courthouses 'Making Us Unsafe'

March 29, 2017 | Chris Nichols

Immigration arrests outside courthouses "are perfectly legal" but are "making us unsafe." That was the reaction Wednesday by the chief justice of the California Supreme Court to recent comments by the head of U.S. immigration enforcement.

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State Government

Brown, Democratic Lawmakers Announce Transportation Funding Deal

March 29, 2017 | Ben Adler

California Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders announce a transportation funding deal this afternoon.

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Vanessa S. Nelson / Capital Public Radio

State Government

Trump Immigration Chief Faces Hostile Crowd At Sacramento Forum

March 29, 2017 | Ben Bradford

The head of U.S. immigration enforcement defended recent deportations in California in front of a heated crowd in Sacramento.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

ICE Chief Thomas Homan And Sac Sheriff Scott Jones Met With Hostile Crowd At Forum, Defend Federal Immigration Policies

March 29, 2017

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Chief Thomas Homan was met with hostile words and emotions at a community forum organized by Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones Tuesday night. CapRadio's Ben Bradford was there and shares what he reported.

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Environment

California Lawmakers Will Hear About Dire State Of Fishing Industry

March 28, 2017 | Amy Quinton

Fishermen plan to brief lawmakers at an annual joint hearing Wednesday on the state of the industry. The outlook is bleak as fisherman are dealing with very low salmon populations.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

What Comes Next After GOP Health Care Defeat

March 28, 2017 | Cody Drabble

The Political Junkie is turning his analytical gaze west. Ken Rudin, known to NPR listeners from his many years talking all things politics with Neal Conan on "Talk of the Nation," joins Insight host Ben Adler for our signature segment.

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PolitiFact California

Dispelling Myths About Millennials And Homeownership

March 27, 2017 | Chris Nichols

PolitiFact California explores some common myths about millennials and homeownership. Are millennials simply not motivated to enter the market? And when they do, are they shunning the suburbs in favor of urban neighborhoods?

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