Dawn Collier · [email protected]

November 22, 2024 at 11:31 PM

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November 15, 2024 at 11:57 PM

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

November 8, 2024 at 11:45 PM

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 9:19 PM

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

October 25, 2024 at 10:43 PM

Should voters approve new taxes without seeing the books?

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

October 18, 2024 at 11:14 PM

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October 11, 2024 at 10:48 PM

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

October 4, 2024 at 7:52 PM

CPC Launches Local Fiscal Health Dashboard

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 6:16 PM

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

September 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM

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September 13, 2024 at 7:24 PM

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September 7, 2024 at 12:05 AM

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

August 30, 2024 at 8:41 PM

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August 23, 2024 at 9:02 PM

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August 16, 2024 at 9:41 PM

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August 9, 2024 at 8:45 PM

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

August 2, 2024 at 5:56 PM

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

July 26, 2024 at 7:47 PM

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

July 19, 2024 at 10:22 PM

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July 12, 2024 at 8:13 PM

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July 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

June 28, 2024 at 9:42 PM

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  Dawn Collier · [email protected]

June 21, 2024 at 11:19 PM

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June 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM

Judge orders union to halt UC campus strikes

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June 7, 2024 at 9:11 PM

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May 31, 2024 at 10:55 PM

Today's Trouble is Enough for Today

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May 24, 2024 at 10:22 PM

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May 18, 2024 at 12:16 AM

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May 10, 2024 at 8:52 PM

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May 3, 2024 at 8:21 PM

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April 26, 2024 at 8:45 PM

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April 19, 2024 at 7:58 PM

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April 12, 2024 at 8:43 PM

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April 5, 2024 at 9:42 PM

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March 29, 2024 at 8:29 PM

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March 22, 2024 at 7:23 PM

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March 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM

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March 9, 2024 at 12:17 AM

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March 1, 2024 at 10:13 PM

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February 23, 2024 at 9:15 PM

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February 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM

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February 9, 2024 at 8:47 PM

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February 2, 2024 at 9:29 PM

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January 26, 2024 at 6:44 PM

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  Mari Barke · [email protected]

January 22, 2024 at 10:51 PM

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January 19, 2024 at 6:31 PM

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January 12, 2024 at 11:58 PM

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January 6, 2024 at 1:02 AM

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  Sheridan Swanson · [email protected]

January 4, 2024 at 11:07 PM

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December 22, 2023 at 7:03 PM

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