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Our own Katie Orr and Bob Moffit joined senators and assembly members in the annual Calaveras County Fair And Frog Jump Jubilee to kicked off the event at the Capitol today.

State Government

California Population Growing Slightly Faster Than U.S.

April 30, 2014 | Ben Adler

California added 356,000 new residents during 2013, for a growth rate of just under one percent - a rate that appears to be accelerating ever so slightly.

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State Government

Opposition Continues As Common Core Implemented

April 30, 2014 | Katie Orr

California schools are adjusting curriculum and students are already taking tests based on new Common Core standards. But opposition to the standards continues, as demonstrated by a small rally at the Capitol today.

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Radar Outage in SoCal Affects Sacramento Travelers

April 30, 2014 | Bob Moffitt

Five flights to scheduled to land in Los Angeles have landed instead at Sacramento International Airport instead this afternoon.

First Phase Of Fix 50 Project Ahead Of Schedule

April 30, 2014 | Marianne Russ

CalTrans says the Fix 50 project in Sacramento is five days ahead of schedule.

Environment

Farmers Forecasting Less Rice, Higher Prices Because of Drought

April 30, 2014 | Amy Quinton

California supplies virtually all of the nation’s sushi rice and half of it is exported. But of all the food crops in the state, rice is likely to be affected by the drought the most. The mere speculation of losses is already driving up prices.

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Arts and Lifestyle

Theatre Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

April 30, 2014 | Jeff Hudson

Romans in togas and clever slaves who outwit their masters are the characters in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. It's a Stephen Sondheim musical being remounted now at the Sacramento Theatre Company. Critic Jeff Hudson has a review.

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