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The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week.
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Four candidates are vying for two contested seats on the board of Jackson County Fire District 5 in the May election.
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The Shasta County Board of Supervisors has selected Clint Curtis, who advocates for hand-counting ballots, to serve as the next county clerk, following a public interview process with five finalists.
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Shasta County Supervisors have picked five finalists to interview for the County Clerk position.
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Curry County voters will see a law enforcement levy on May's ballot to fund its struggling sheriff’s department. That vote comes amid tension between county commissioners and the sheriff.
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The lawsuit is the 12th Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed against the Trump administration since he took office in December.
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A Republican state senator introduced a bill that would ask Oregon voters if they want to end the state’s long-standing vote-by-mail system. The bill got so much public testimony that it overwhelmed the state’s website.
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The elections clerk in Shasta County is resigning at the end of April. He was appointed less than a year ago after the previous clerk stepped down.
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Dr. Jim Moore is a professor at Pacific university with more than 30 years in the field of political science.
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Shasta County supervisors will vote to approve two letters on Tuesday asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate issues with their elections system.
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Shasta County supervisors hired an elections chief without experience just months before the election. He’s already falling out of favor.
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Jackson County Democratic Party officials say their office has faced vandalism while party supporters report frequent theft of lawn signs. Local Democrats and Republicans have called to keep things civil as tensions rise this election season.
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Two candidates are vying for a seat in politically polarized Shasta County this year. The race for the final board of supervisors seat will determine the balance of power.
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People who want to run for local office in California need to file their paperwork by next Friday, August 9.