Jessica Patterson is California's GOP chair. Credit: Andrew Nixon / CapRadioThe new chairwoman of the California Republican Party is encouraging voters who can’t support President Trump to consider splitting their tickets and voting against Democrats at the state level.

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State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, center, discusses his proposed measure to have public health officials grant medical exemptions for vaccination instead of leaving the power to physicians, during a news conference, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Credit: Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo / via CapRadioThe state of California would have final say over medical exemptions for vaccines under a bill approved by the state Senate.

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Credit: Jim Larrison / FlickrThe California Senate has voted to require that middle and high schools start their classes no earlier than 8:30am. Former Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a similar bill last year.

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Thursday, May 23, 2019