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Gavin Newsom signs California gun bill modeled after Texas abortion law - CNNPolitics Nearly half of Oregon’s inmate population included in first class action suit of its kind – Oregon Capital Chronicle Code Snitching: Nashvillians Are Weaponizing Metro Codes Against ‘Undesirable’ Neighbors | Cover Story | nashvillescene.com Ceremony marks official return of Bruce's Beach - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) A College Town Takes On Exclusionary Zoning - Bloomberg Over 2.5 m

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Small Counties Are Making Major Strides on Criminal Legal Reform | Opinion Abortion rights backers block 'trigger' law in Nebraska “Project Blitz” Seeks to Do for Christian Nationalism What ALEC Does for Big Business And a busy week in Florida… DeSantis signs bill limiting tenure at Florida public universities Disney to Lose Special Tax Status in Florida Amid ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Clash (Plus, a bonus Florida story for those keeping up with electoral maps: Legislature approves