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Flock Safety has poured more than $2 million into federal and state lobbying since 2025 as the fast‑growing surveillance company faces mounting scrutiny from lawmakers in both parties and privacy advocates over its ever-expanding network of license‑plate‑tracking cameras
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Chico leaders will discuss whether to set indoor temperature standards for rental units as extreme heat poses growing health risks.
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As Chico awaits an audit of its license plate reader program, other North State agencies are taking different approaches to the technology amid growing privacy concerns nationwide.
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Nearly 1 in 5 West Nile virus cases reported in California this year are in Butte County. Migratory birds and the region’s rice fields may be contributing to the county’s high case count.
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Here’s what’s happening in the Chico area from August 27 to August 30.
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Nearly 16,000 students are expected at Chico State this fall, with affordability, internships and campus life among the reasons students say they chose the university.
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North State Congressman James Gallagher called for “real oversight and regulation” of license plate reader cameras during a visit to Chico to promote his new redistricting bill. It comes after Chico police were found to have shared data with ICE and Border Patrol.
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Here’s what’s happening in the Chico area from August 20 to August 23.
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The calls come as Chico investigates whether police violated state law by sharing license plate reader data with ICE and other out-of-state agencies. The City Council is expected to take up the cameras next month.
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Trump kicks off Republican midterm convention with primetime speech, Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether to hold secretary of state in contempt, Apple unveils new foldable phone.
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Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman starred in the 1998 film "Practical Magic," which has since become an "occult" hit. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Bullock about the long-delayed "Practical Magic 2."
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NPR's Michel Martin asks Maine's Democratic Governor Janet Mills about the impact of the escalating U.S.-Canada trade war on her state.
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The Trump administration is making a new push to exclude millions of U.S. residents from a key census count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."
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Unusual locations for immigration court hearings appear to be another tactic in a broader strategy to short-circuit immigrants' already-limited due process.
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NPR accompanies UN peacekeepers behind Israeli lines as Israel expands its occupation of South Lebanon following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
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