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Next month, South Dakotans will decide whether to expand Medicaid to 42,500 state residents. Democratic candidates elsewhere are making it a part of their pitch to flip GOP-held governors' offices.

San Diego’s redistricting committee’s proposed district map side steps major shakeups, but there are still changes to be made as it moves on to a final series of public meetings. Plus, with the COP26 Climate Conference over and despite the urgency of the meeting, critics have cast doubt on the political will of global leaders to actually commit to the goals set at the summit. Also, Clifton Hicks, who came from a military family, watched the events of Sept. 11 unfold on television and all he wanted to do was enlist and serve his country. But his deployment to Iraq in 2003 fundamentally changed his relationship to the military. Meanwhile, Nick Irving made a name for himself as a special ops sniper, but civilian life was far less straightforward. Irving shared how he found his calling in the military and beyond. And, every October at L.A’s Irwindale Speedway, you'll find a brutal, magnificent thing to behold — The Derby Divas, an all-female demolition derby. Finally, “Hairspray” began its life as an ‘80s campy, indie movie that was turned into a musical. Now, a touring production of the musical is returning to San Diego as Broadway San Diego reopens its doors to live performances. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with director Jack O'Brien about transforming a film to a musical.

The main battlegrounds are Southern California's Orange County and the Central Valley farm belt. Democrats are looking to claw back four seats the party lost in 2020.

Join UC San Diego Visual Arts on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 (1:00pm-2:30pm) with a remote lecture from Victoria Fu. VICTORIA FU is a visual artist who received her MFA from CalArts, MA in Art History/Museum Studies from University of Southern California, and BA from Stanford University. She attended the Whitney Independent Study Program and was in residence at Skowhegan. Fu has received grants from Art Matters and the Harpo Foundation, and is a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow. Her artwork is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Pérez Art Museum, Miami, FL; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA. She lives and works in San Diego, where she is Associate Professor of Art at University of San Diego. For more information and registration for virtual zoom link please visit HERE! YouTube Stream

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman's famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb and more.

Prosecutors allege Pras Michel illegally helped steer money from a Malaysian billionaire who helped finance The Wolf of Wall Street, a 2013 film, in which Leonardo DiCaprio starred.

The city of Antakya, known in antiquity as Antioch, was at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. After the Feb. 6 earthquake, many of its centuries-old monuments and sites lie in ruins.

This weekend in the arts: ‘Twenty Women Artists: NOW’ wraps up its exhibition, the 2021 Juried Biennial Exhibition hosts its closing reception, and 'SD Practice' will be held at two locations across the county.

"The Great Leap" runs through Feb. 16 at Cygnet Theatre in Old Town. The playwright, Lauren Yee, is a UC San Diego graduate and one of the two most-produced playwrights in the country right now.

Cardboard Superheroes Weekend Workshop January 15 & 16, Noon - 5 p.m. Build your favorite pop-culture characters out of cardboard -- such as Wall-E, Minecraft Steve, Captain America's Shield, Thor's Hammer, PAC-MAN, and more with Cardboard Superheroes, a non-profit that promotes the arts in education. In this special 2-day workshop only at the Comic-Con Museum, come meet the teenage founders of Cardboard Superheroes, Connor Lee and Bauer Lee, who have been building life-sized models since they were in 4th grade. They have extended their collection to include HulkBuster armor, C-3PO, Groot, and more! As an added bonus, you can make your own special effects action video with SEARCH Your Voice , an organization helping kids build confidence and become better public speakers. Become your favorite superhero, such as Captain America, Thor, or Wonder Woman, shooting lightning bolts, dodging lasers, or wielding the power of Mjölnir! Bring your leftover cardboard boxes from the holidays to use to build the models, so we can all work to recycle and support a sustainable world. Admission: Free to museum attendees on Jan. 15-16 on a first-come basis Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 15-16, 2022 from Noon – 5 p.m., at The Conrad Prebys Art Studio Cardboard Superheroes is on Facebook + Instagram Comic-Con Museum is on Facebook + Instagram