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10.17.17 - 6:00pm

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The Senate votes to move ahead on a Republican budget plan, setting the stage for massive tax cuts for the wealthy. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders denounces the proposals. Firefighters jump on a new fire in the Santa Cruz mountains as containment figures increase on blazes in the North Bay’s wine country. Featured Stories: https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/new-laws-affect-civil-rights-and-environment https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/undocumented-immigrants-seek-aid-in-north-bay-fires … Continued

10.16.17 - 6:00pm

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Survivors of the devastating Northern California fires start lining up to get federal assistance as containment figures inch up for the major fires. 42 are now known dead, include the drive of a water truck which goes off the side of an embankment down a steep grade in Napa. Governor Jerry Brown signs legislation making … Continued

10.06.17 - 6:00pm

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The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, ICAN. The Trump Administration dumps Obama-era rules requiring most employers to provide contraceptive coverage in their employees’ health insurance plans. The French parliament overwhelmingly approves an  anti terrorism bill that human rights groups say will give police greater surveillance and other … Continued

10.05.17 - 6:00pm

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    California Governor Jerry Brown  signs into law a package of the nation’s most far-reaching immigrants rights measures, including one by State Senate leader Kevin de Leon effectively making California a sanctuary state. Immigrant rights activists call for a clean “Dream Act” extending protections for young immigrants without onerous enforcement provisions attached. The normally … Continued