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Under state law, sheriffs can "keep and retain" unspent money from the jail food budget. In Etowah County, a reporter found evidence of how Sheriff Todd Entrekin is spending his "food provision" cash.

The first month of legal recreational marijuana sales in San Diego brought in just under $360,000 from a voter-approved cannabis business tax. The money could help fund raises for San Diego police officers.

A $100 million project to restore the San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas is underway, and the first phase benefits not only the health of the lagoon but also the beach.

Students across the country pushed for stricter gun laws while President Trump and Secretary DeVos made news at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

The proposal is expected to shift much of the funding burden onto states and local governments. Critics say that will lead to higher state and local taxes and an increased reliance on user fees.

The organizers of a proposed ballot measure that would raise money for the downtown convention center and homelessness programs plan to launch their signature-gathering effort Monday.

The 12th annual Project Homeless Connect is a one-day homeless resource fair for people living on the streets to get a hot meal, flu shot and legal advice, among other services.

Mexicans, Central Americans and Haitians make up most people removed from the U.S. But year-end figures analyzed by NPR show that deportations to the rest of the world have jumped 24 percent.

A proposed ballot initiative to increase hotel tax revenue would generate $3.78 billion to expand and update the downtown convention center, $2.02 billion for homelessness services and $604 million for street repairs over four decades, according to projections released Tuesday by supporters.

Like the dot-com bust it presaged, the feeding frenzy that took place in the wake of Nirvana's success was an ill-advised search that led, in a way, to Hootie and The Blowfish. Is there a lesson here?