The California Department of Finance released a population estimate on Tuesday showing the state gained just over 67,000 people in 2023 for a total population of more than 39.1 million. It's the first population increase since 2019.
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A panel discussion on affordable housing drew large attendance in Chico. Local affordable housing advocates and experts were joined by a state assemblyman who has a plan for “social housing.” Also, one scientist says climate change is taking its toll on the glacier atop Mt. Shasta as well as others in the state, and California increases water supply allocation again this year.
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Supporters of a California trans youth ballot measure wanted to change the name assigned by the attorney general, but a judge said no.
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Butte County residents are being asked to weigh in on Butte County’s evacuation maps. Also, incentives for Butte County Behavioral Health employees are on today’s board of supervisors meeting agenda, and Chico State warns some students that they may have been exposed to meningitis.
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The number of people coming from South and Central American is rising and they will eventually arrive at the U.S. Southern border, analysts say.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says his administration is working on emergency legislation. Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a near-total abortion ban could take effect.
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Chico community activists reflect on memorial in Children’s Park they created for children killed in Gaza. Also, Chico State is awaiting lab confirmation about a potential tuberculosis case on campus, and two North State jurisdictions are set to receive millions of dollars in aid as part of a large scale initiative by Gov. Gavin Newsom to get people experiencing homelessness into housing.
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A federal court has blocked Louisiana's new congressional map in a case that could determine the balance of power in the next Congress and set up another Supreme Court test of the Voting Rights Act.
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The UN's highest court has declined to order Germany to end its military aid to Israel, finding there was as yet not enough evidence for the court to compel Germany to chance its policies.
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The Justice Department is expected to send a recommendation to the White House Office of Management and Budget that marijuana be rescheduled as a less-dangerous drug.
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A controversial draft bill in the small former Soviet republic of Georgia's parliament targets the country's civil society. Critics say the bill shows Kremlin influence.
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Historical markers from the Atlantic through the Midwest tell a classic American tale of innocent white settlers killed by Native Americans. Many of the markers only tell half the story.
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Two men were in business together until Oct. 7. The Israeli looks forward to a day when that trade will resume, while the Palestinian hopes he'll survive a war in which he has lost everything.
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