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Trump commission on voting fraud asks states for voter data

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s commission investigating alleged voter fraud in the 2016 elections has asked states for a list of the names, party affiliations, addresses and voting...

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California governor plans to host 2018 global climate summit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown plans to convene a climate conference next year, his latest action to position the state as a leader in battling global warming as the White House...

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Lawmakers announce plan to extend California cap and trade

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders released a plan Monday to extend through 2030 California’s cap-and-trade program, a key piece of the state’s quest to fight climate...

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Proposed California climate deal takes aim at toxic air

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A plan to extend California’s signature climate initiative for another decade looks beyond cutting greenhouse gas emissions and takes aim at toxic air in the polluted...

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Brown, Bloomberg announce plan to track climate progress

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown announced yet another plan Wednesday to keep the United States on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the international Paris climate...

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California governor turns to housing, rail after climate win

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown’s aggressive plea for lawmakers to renew California’s signature climate change law proved fruitful this week, bolstering his credibility as a world leader in...

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Man dead, 2 deputies shot in Rastafarian pot farm dispute

OREGON HOUSE, Calif. (AP) — A gunman was found dead inside a rural home Tuesday after he shot and wounded two California sheriff’s deputies responding to reports of someone pulling up marijuana plants...

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Deputy rescues 2 colleagues after shootout near pot farm

OREGON HOUSE, Calif. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy ran into a house in Northern California to pull two wounded colleagues to safety after a shootout with a suspect near a marijuana farm belonging to a...

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Rastafarian pot farm shootout sparks religious-use debate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The shooting of two California deputies responding to a disturbance at a Rastafarian marijuana farm has drawn attention to religious use of the drug, sparking debate over...

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17K California Guard soldiers will keep disputed $190 million in payments

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 17,000 California National Guard soldiers won’t have to repay more than $190 million in enlistment bonuses and other payments handed out in error between 2004 and...

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Suspect in killing of California deputy has violent past

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The suspect in a hotel shootout that killed a California sheriff’s deputy and wounded two CHP officers was wanted by federal authorities and has a long and violent criminal...

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California governor traveling to Russia to discuss climate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor is traveling to Russia next week to discuss collaborating with Pacific nations on climate change at an economic forum hosted by the Russian government...

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Mexico’s top diplomat to meet with California officials, immigrants

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mexico’s top diplomat is expected to meet with California officials and young immigrants on a visit to a state that has sought to push back against the Trump administration’s...

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Mexico’s top diplomat talks immigration in California trip

The foreign-relations secretary's trip to California comes at a critical time in relations between Mexico and the United States and amid uncertainty over the future of DACA, the program that protects...

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California lawmaker backs off regional energy grid plan

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A contentious proposal to merge California’s energy grid with others in the West won’t advance this year, after the lawmaker sponsoring it said Wednesday it requires more...

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Bill would require pet stores to sell rescue animals

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could become the first state to ban the sale of animals from so-called puppy mills or mass breeding operations under legislation sent Thursday to Gov. Jerry Brown...

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California affordable housing bills clear Assembly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly approved a package of bills to address the state’s housing crunch late Thursday as lawmakers search for ways to generate more money and streamline...

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California lawmakers send affordable housing fix to governor

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers sent Gov. Jerry Brown a package of bills Friday aimed at easing the state’s affordable housing crisis, but a boom in building won’t happen immediately....

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California lawmakers approve presidential primary in March

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted early Saturday to set the state’s presidential primary in March, a move that would force candidates to mount expensive campaigns earlier in the...

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Young immigrants shout down Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the U.S. House, said she understands the fears of young immigrants after they shouted her down Monday at an event where she planned to drum...

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