After a financial backer of CapRadio donated one of its broadcasting towers to KVIE following calls for a merger between the two public media stations, management of the Sacramento NPR member station argues they ‘definitively’ own the tower.
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A bill to ban homeless encampments statewide near parks, schools and transit hubs failed to get out of the same legislative committee as last year.
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Dillon Carroll pens Invisible Wounds: Mental Illness and Civil War Soldiers (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War), a book that examines the effects of military service, particularly combat, on the psyches and emotional well-being of Civil War soldiers.
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Butte County will hold 11 community meetings to get public input about updating evacuation maps for numerous communities. Also, the Feather River Nature Center in Oroville has been recognized as a ‘monarch waystation’ or a suitable pit stop for the butterfly’s migration, and next week a host of new improvements are slated to get underway for Bruce Road.
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Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued and 25 years after a federal court first ordered accommodations, a judge found that California prison and parole officials still are not doing enough to help deaf and blind prisoners.
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Chico State is co-hosting an event with housing experts and local and state politicians to discuss where Chico fits in with statewide housing efforts. Also, the Chico Peace Alliance set up an information table in front of the downtown post office yesterday to ask Chico residents to consider where their tax dollars go, and a California congressman has introduced a bill to prevent PG&E and other major utility companies from raising rates more than once per year.
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California attempts to increase access to state financial aid for students as FAFSA problems persistCalifornia officials are trying to increase access to state financial aid after issues with the federal form’s online portal. Deadlines have been extended for students and additional applications are available for students from mixed-status families.
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In this week's StoryCorps, a daughter recalls how her mother adapted to living in America after immigrating from China.
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Attorneys have selected a jury of 12 New Yorkers for former president Donald Trump's hush money trial — as many as six alternates also need to be seated before opening statements can begin.
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As Congress debates more aid for Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk explains why she believes Russia's war in Ukraine should be a priority for the U.S.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rutgers professor Ashley Koning about voting behavior as it relates to the issue of gun violence.
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Among psychedelic enthusiasts, April 19 or Bicycle Day honors a mind-altering ride taken by the Swiss chemist who created LSD.
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The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.
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