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‘Not the Golden State Anymore’: Middle- and Low-Income People Leave California

In 2017, Susanna Cardenas-Lopez left her home in Salinas to visit her brother in Idaho. Three days into her trip, she called her husband and told him they needed to move there. Back in Salinas, Cardenas-Lopez and her husband were left out in the cold after their landlord decided to...

US to Set up Plan Allowing Prescription Meds From Canada

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday it will create a way for Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for the first time, reversing years of refusals by health authorities amid a public outcry over high prices for life-sustaining medications. The move is a step...

Californians Pay $10 Million a Day More Than They Should for Gas

Everyone knows that gas is expensive in California. The reasons, we are told, include high state taxes, costly special blends and fees aimed at helping the environment. But San Diego Union-Tribune reporter Rob Nikolewski writes that Californians also pay far more than they should for reasons that no one has publicly identified....

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