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‘Patients Will Suffer. Patients Will Die.’ Why California’s Rural Hospitals Are Flatlining.

Will Sacramento’s budget shortfall turn off the lights of community health care centers?

by Mark Kreidler


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New Mexico’s Governor Declares Drought Emergency. Sort Of.

By Jerry Redfern

A warming climate — fueled in part by the state’s oil and gas production — has parched rivers and turned forests to tinder.

Police Violently Crack Down on L.A. Protests

By Jeremy Lindenfeld

Demonstrators, journalists and bystanders faced LAPD tear gas and projectiles following ICE raids.

Detained Man Says ICE Isn’t Treating His Colon Cancer

By Kate Morrissey

The Guatemalan man told officials that he had colon cancer when he first arrived at Otay Mesa Detention Center, according to his medical records.

Pennsylvania Has Failed Environmental Justice Communities for Years. A New Bill Could Change That.

By Audrey Carleton

A waste incinerator, a paper plant and a sewage treatment facility all jammed in a town of 35,000. “Our children literally cannot breathe.”

Before Attacking Each Other, Musk and Trump Struck Blows Against Veterans, Children, the Hungry and the Sick

By Marcus Baram

The president and his former ally were united long enough to hurt millions of people here and abroad.

Trump Won Big in Kentucky. Medicaid Cuts Could Hit It Hard.

By Kalena Thomhave

The state’s deep reliance on the program means proposed rollbacks would have an outsized impact.

Budget Cuts Threaten In-Home Assistance Workers and Medi-Cal Recipients

By Mark Kreidler

Will California gut a medical aid program created in an age of compassionate care?

Grace Under Fire: Transgender Student Athlete AB Hernandez’s Winning Weekend

By Cerise Castle

Anticipated far-right protest sputters at California high school track and field meet.