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Episode 373
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‘Road to Repair’ Plan Reboots 16 Equity Bills
Season 2025
Episode 360
After losing steam in 2024, California’s Legislative Black Caucus is renewing its push for racial equity with 16 bills under the “Road to Repair 2025” plan. Avoiding the term "reparations," the package skips cash payments and instead focuses on structural reforms like ending forced prison labor and funding equity efforts.
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Supreme court lifts curb on appearance-based stops, LA sweeps continue.
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Masked raids spur bills to ban masks and require officer IDs.
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Tech firms pitch free AI resources to schools in exchange for users.
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Newsom pivots toward boosting in-state oil to tame gas prices.