The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, March 2.
Shasta County left without voting system after supervisors cut ties with one provider without choosing another
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors in January voted to cancel its contract with electronic voting machine vendor Dominion. During its meeting Tuesday, the board voted instead to explore options for creating a pilot program voting system that uses hand-counted ballot tallies.
— Alec Stutson, NSPR
Tax extensions granted to Californians affected by storms
The federal government has granted people living in California counties hit hard by severe weather an extra six months to file their federal taxes. But a new deadline creates challenges for state budget writers.
— Scott Shafer (KQED), The California Report
End of California’s COVID-19 emergency means cuts to funding
California’s COVID-19 state of emergency officially ended Tuesday. Without additional state funding to fight the virus, mass vaccination and testing centers will become a thing of the past, and people will need to see a doctor for COVID care. This worries organizations that received emergency funding to help underserved communities.
— Kristen Hwang, CalMatters
California companies with connections to Ukraine reflect on a year since Russia’s invasion
Many Ukrainians working remotely for California companies have fled to safer places such as the U.S. Others have stayed or returned out of patriotism, or because they don't want to leave family behind.
— Rachael Myrow (KQED), The California Report
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In case you missed it
- Clear, icy weather expected before weekend storm — NSPR
- Owners of Magalia restaurant deliver pizza to snowed-in residents — NSPR
- Snow survey to indicate water content in Sierra snowpack — NSPR
- Legislation proposed in response to East Palestine train derailment, toxic chemical release — NSPR
- Clearing evacuation routes in the Camp Fire burn scar — NSPR
- California’s COVID-19 state of emergency officially ends — NSPR
- Special session on spike in gas prices to continue — CapRadio
- Newsom moves to shut down more correctional institutions — CalMatters
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