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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Republican groups sue Gov. Newsom over voting. Plus California churches reopen

    Governor Newsom’s executive order to allow everyone to mail in their November ballots is facing a legal challenge from Republicans.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 26, 2020 • 1 min read

    Governor Newsom’s executive order to allow everyone to mail in their November ballots is facing a legal challenge from Republicans. They say the governor’s move was a “brazen power grab.”

    Meanwhile, Governor Newsom is now allowing places of worship to hold services at 25% capacity or 100 people max, whichever is lower. This comes after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Newsom over his initial stay-at-home order banning in-person services.

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Working from home: pros and cons
    1. 0:00What is Gov. Newsom’s task force doing to help California recover during COVID-19?
    2. 9:289 food processing plants in Vernon face COVID-19 outbreaks
    3. 17:55Republican groups sue Gov. Newsom over voting. Plus California churches reopenYou’re reading this
    4. 27:52A debate over working from home versus at the office
    5. 40:18KROQ was an alt-music leader for decades. Now it faces big changes, loses listeners
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