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Prop 4: Your Money, Their Campaigns
Proposition 4 Wants You to Pay for Politicians’ Campaigns By James Fenkner, CFA (Republished from California Current – californiacurrent.org) That’s the whole pitch, dressed up as “fair elections.” Fair for whom, exactly? For over five decades California has banned using public money to bankroll candidates. Voters put that rule in place for a very good…
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EXCLUSIVE: Physicians Win Covid-Era Injunction: ‘US Government Will Never Get to Tell Doctors What They Can Say Anymore’
Did I almost lose my license for doing the right thing – this judgment is huge’ By Katy Grimes (Republished from The California Globe -californiaglobe.com) California passed Assembly Bill 2098 in 2022 to punish doctors for spreading “Covid misinformation.” That horrible period of time seems like many years ago, but the Orwellian after effects have lingered.…
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Californians voted to spend $1 billion on K-12 arts. Why are schools returning the money?
BY CAROLYN JONES (REPUBLISHED FROM CALMATTERS – Sign up for their newsletters) Three years after voters passed an ambitious arts education funding measure, California’s K-12 schools were supposed to be awash in dance, music, theater and fine arts. But some schools are returning their arts money to the state, saying the rules on how to spend it…
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After USAID cuts, Trump admin. directs $2B to World Vision, Samaritan’s Purse, other Christian humanitarian groups
(Republished from The Christian Post – christianpost.com) The Trump administration is giving nearly $2 billion to religious and community organizations working in global health and disaster relief overseas, the largest such allocation in more than two decades. The State Department announced(opens in new tab) the funding earlier this month, naming U.S.-based Christian humanitarian groups World Vision(opens in new…
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John C. Fremont Hospital Foundation’s Black & White Ball returns Nov. 7
The John C. Fremont Hospital Foundation is inviting the community to step behind the mask this fall for its 2026 Black & White Ball, a black-and-gold masquerade fundraiser supporting rural healthcare in Mariposa County. The annual event will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Mariposa Fairgrounds, Building A. Doors open at 4 p.m., and…
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Mariposa County Library adds Kanopy streaming service
The Mariposa County Library has launched a new digital movie streaming service, giving library cardholders access to films, documentaries, series and children’s programming through Kanopy. The service is available to patrons through the Kanopy app, which can be used on most smartphones, tablets, desktop computers, smart TVs and streaming devices such as Roku. “We are…
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Mariposa TOPS Club invites local residents to join weight-loss support group
Local residents seeking support for healthy weight loss and long-term wellness are invited to attend a meeting of the Mariposa TOPS Club, a nonprofit, noncommercial organization dedicated to helping members “Take Off Pounds Sensibly.” Founded nationally in 1948, TOPS emphasizes gradual, healthy weight loss through weekly accountability, group encouragement and affordable membership. The Mariposa chapter…
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California craft liquor delivery is about to go away thanks to big money lobbying
(REPUBLISHED FROM CALMATTERS – Sign up for their newsletters) BY RYAN SABALOW For six years, Californians have been able to shake up a craft cocktail at home using alcohol delivered to their doorstep. Now, it’s last call for the distillery deliveries, unless lawmakers intervene by the end of this month. That’s unlikely, thanks to opposition from California’s…
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Marco Rubio: Liberty doesn’t mean ‘liberation from man’s duty to family, nation and God’
(Republished from The Christian Post – christianpost.com) By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Liberty was never meant to be “liberation from man’s duty to family, nation and God,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pointing to the Church as one of the institutions that’s held the nation together for 250 years. In a video posted on X Friday,…
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New polling shows 7 out of 10 Californians oppose utility bailout limiting wildfire survivors’ rights
New polling from Hart Research finds that large majorities of California voters oppose limiting the legal rights of wildfire survivors to recover monetary damages from a utility company that caused a wildfire, even when told it is necessary to stabilize utility finances and prevent rate hikes. When asked about limiting wildfire survivors’ legal rights, 71%…
