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CalMatters: Newsom finally aligns with Legislature’s gloomier budget outlook, blaming ‘massive volatility’

BY Dan WaltersCalMatters Opinion Columnist This story is part of California Voices, a commentary forum aiming to broaden our understanding of the state and spotlight Californians directly impacted by policy or its absence. Learn more here. When Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a 2024-25 state budget in January, he declared that the state faced a $38 […]

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To Editor: Media Bias

Recently a story emerged concerning NPR, National Public Radio, based on an article by Uri Berliner, a long-time editor at NPR, which was published on Bari Weiss’ online news site The Free Press. Link to The Free Press article: https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust?  Here’s a quote from an article by Jonathan Turley, a […]

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CalMatters: California once led in government transparency. It descended into secrecy and opacity

By Dan WaltersCalMatters, CalMatters NetworkApril 26, 2024 Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. California once was a national leader in making government more transparent, requiring state and local agencies to conduct their business in […]

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Klamath Mountains sedge peatlands

Headwater meadow sedge fens are important to preserving our water supplies. Many fens on our national forests are getting trashed and degraded by cattle. See: https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Fremontia_V46_N2_Wetlands_LR.pdf It is plain stupid to damage water supplies and water quality so that a few ranchers can produce a few more beefs by graze […]