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Steven Meland, co-owner of Hotbox Farms in Ontario now employs close to fifty people with plans to hire more as his business keeps expanding.

State line pot shops latest flashpoint in Idaho-Oregon border debate

There is a marijuana boom in Ontario, Oregon, just across the river from the Boise metro area where pot is illegal. It's the latest flashpoint for conservatives who want to annex eastern Oregon.

Supporters of proposals to expand California's government-funded health care benefits to undocumented immigrants gathered at the Capitol for the Immigrants Day of Action, Monday, May 20, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed offering government-funded health care benefits to immigrant adults ages 19 to 25 who are living in the country illegally. State Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, has proposed a bill to expand that further to include seniors age 65 and older.

California to protect health benefits for young immigrants

A new policy in California means about 40,000 low-income young adults living in the country illegally won't lose their government-funded insurance next year.

Exhaust is seen coming from the tailpipe of a Mercedes, January 2009.

Proposed pollution rules could help air quality in San Diego

The EPA is considering tightening the rules that determine how much particle pollution is acceptable.

In this June 12, 2019 photo, a log burns as the ground smolders from a prescribed fire in Cedar Grove in Kings Canyon National Park, Calif.

As UN tackles twin climate threats, California struggles with them, too

UN nations have pledged to reduce climate-changing methane and forest destruction within 10 years. California has been trying to handle both problems, with limited success.

In this image made from a video, products containing CBD are displayed at a press conference by Hong Kong Customs in Hong Kong, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.

Hong Kong bans CBD, a move that forces businesses to shut down or revamp

Hong Kong banned cannibidiol, also known as CBD, as a "dangerous drug" and imposed harsh penalties for possession on Wednesday, forcing fledging businesses to shut down and revamp.

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington.

The Onion advises the Supreme Court's 'total Latin dorks' on parody

The humor site filed a brief to the court supporting a man arrested for making fun of police in social media posts, including a jobs announcement "strongly encouraging minorities to not apply."

This photo released Aug. 9, 2022, by the Albuquerque Police Department shows Muhammad Syed. Syed.

Afghan refugee faces murder charge in third Muslim killing

Federal authorities in court filings have pointed to cellphone records and accused one of Syed's sons of possibly helping his father track one of the victims.

Rain clouds hover over Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

So long, California: Major county votes to study secession

Voters in San Bernardino County approved an advisory ballot measure that directs officials to study secession.

A person holds a mask while walking outside in Philadelphia in May 2021.

The DOJ will appeal the recent mask ruling by a federal judge

This decision to appeal comes just two days after U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled against the federal mask mandate.

Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress

The vote sends the legislation to President Joe Biden, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition of such unions.

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