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IN Gov. says redistricting won't return in 2026 legislative session; MN labor advocates speaking out on immigrants' rights; report outlines ways to reduce OH incarceration rate; President Donald Trump reclassifies marijuana; new program provides glasses to visually impaired Virginians; Line 5 pipeline fight continues in Midwest states; and NY endangered species face critical threat from Congress.

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Legal fights over free speech, federal power, and public accountability take center stage as courts, campuses and communities confront the reach of government authority.

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States are waiting to hear how much money they'll get from the Rural Health Transformation Program, the DHS is incentivizing local law enforcement to join the federal immigration crackdown and Texas is creating its own Appalachian Trail.

Suzanne Potter

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Suzanne Potter is a journalist with 30 years of experience as a reporter for TV, radio and print news. She spent 15 years as a local TV news reporter in Palm Springs, CA and Providence, RI. She earned a B.A. in Mass Communications from UC Berkeley and spent a year at the Sorbonne in Paris. She lives in Palm Desert, CA, is married with four children and is a longtime leader with the Boy Scouts of America.


Honors and Awards: RTNDF/RIAS Berlin German-American Journalist exchange program participant, 1998 National Press Foundation Fellowship on Health Care reporting attendee, Washington D.C. New Economy Coalition Fellow, 2018

Professional Memberships: Farmworkers, low-income communities, women, consumers

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, French

Topic Expertise: Consumer finance, environment, education, public policy, healthcare, rural, agriculture

Local Expertise: California, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Michigan, Idaho, Washington, Missouri, Florida, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut

Location: Palm Desert, CA

Demographic Expertise: Farmworkers, low-income communities, women, consumers

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DACA recipients to lose CoveredCA health coverage Aug. 31

People who are part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, will be dropped from their CoveredCA health plans at the …

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Study: Female recent college grads earn 82% of what men make

Women in California and across the country earn an average of 82% of what men make in the first 10 years after graduating from college, according to …

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Free mobile CPR kiosk in L.A. teaches lifesaving skill in minutes

If you have an extra five minutes, you can save a life because you can learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation at no cost from a new mobile, hands-only …

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Congressional hearing challenges CA animal welfare laws

Pork producers are expected to argue against California's animal welfare laws at a hearing Wednesday before the House Committee on Agriculture…

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CA immigrants weigh health coverage against deportation risk

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public N…

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Terapia en línea gratuita disponible para estudiantes indocumentados de California

Los terapeutas están intensificando sus esfuerzos para ayudar a los estudiantes indocumentados a lidiar con el miedo generalizado generado por la…

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Hawaii conservation groups press for moratorium on deep-sea mineral mining

Conservation groups in Hawaii are calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining for minerals, citing the need for further research on the environmental …

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Free online therapy now available for California undocumented students

Therapists are stepping up to help undocumented students deal with the pervasive fear created by the Trump administration's ongoing ICE raids…

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Defensores de la educación en NV critican congelación de fondos federales

Los defensores de la educación pública están alertando sobre el próximo año escolar, ya que el gobierno federal está …

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NV education advocates blast freeze on federal funds

Public education advocates are sounding alarms about the upcoming school year because the federal government is holding up about $60 million in funds …

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