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Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: Main Points of the New Legislation

Trump Signs "The One Big Beautiful Bill" Into Law | Photo by Samuel Corum for Getty Images Story by Emerson Good || Listen on Soundcloud Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" has officially passed both the United States Senate and House of Representatives and was signed…

Who Were the Three Victims of the Jacksonville Shooting?

KCSB's Rosie Bultman remembers Angela Michelle Carr, "AJ" Laguerre Jr., and Jerrald Gallion, in the wake of America's latest major hate crime.

current affairs national & international news September 22, 2023

Cuyama Valley Residents Fight for Water Rights

In the Cuyama Valley, Grimmway and Bolthouse Farms have sued landowners for their right to groundwater. As a result, a "Save the Cuyama Basin" movement sprouted up in the valley, and locals are being encouraged to boycott carrots produced by the two farms.…

culture current affairs life national & international news August 25, 2023

First Amendment Attorney Speaks on Kansas Newspaper Raid in Conversation With KCSB News

On August 11, 2023, the police force in Marion County, Kansas, raided the Marion County Record on grounds some now consider shaky -- even unconstitutional. To explore why this has become central in the discussion of freedom of the press, KCSB’s Zoha Malik…

culture current affairs life national & international news August 25, 2023

Performing at Pride: An Interview With Nicole Sophia

As Santa Barbara's Pacific Pride Festival is coming up on August 26, 2023, KCSB's Joyce Chi spoke with one of the artists, Nicole Sophia performing. Sophia spoke on what it to be playing at Pride as a queer artist, and also performed her…

current affairs health & science life news ucsb August 22, 2023

What it’s Like to be Chronically Ill in Santa Barbara

Recovering from the pandemic looks different for those suffering from chronic illnesses like long COVID and ME/CFS. Federal data says that as many as 23 million Americans developed long COVID at some point during the pandemic, while 2.5 million Americans live with ME/CFS…

central coast current affairs national & international news July 8, 2022

Hundreds Gather in Santa Barbara to Protest Overturn of Roe v. Wade

Hundreds gathered outside the Santa Barbara Courthouse on Friday, June 24 to protest the Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade. KCSB's Ashley Rusch takes you through the crowd. Photo Credit: Daniel Huecias Music Credit: Reflectors by Blue Dot Sessions Follow KCSB News on SoundCloud and…

central coast current affairs featured health & science isla vista national & international news ucsb August 9, 2021

Unmasking Isla Vista: University & Students

KCSB News and Sports · Unmasking Isla Vista: University & Students In episode two of our series, Unmasking Isla Vista: University & Students, KCSB's Ashley Rusch and Daily Nexus reporter Sindhu Ananthavel narrow in on UC Santa Barbara's response to four major topics: academic…

current affairs featured health & science isla vista news ucsb August 1, 2021

Unmasking Isla Vista: Human Struggle

KCSB News and Sports · Unmasking Isla Vista: Human Struggle In our first collaborative project, KCSB and the Daily Nexus have worked together to document the ways in which our community has changed over the past 18 months. As a result, we are proud…

central coast current affairs national & international news March 10, 2021

Hannah-Beth Jackson on the Importance of Equal Rights Legislation & Activism

KCSB News and Sports · Hannah-Beth Jackson on the Importance of Equal Rights Legislation & Activism President Biden honored International Women's Day by announcing changes to the way sexual violence on colleges campuses will be handled, vowing to dismantle Trump-era policies that afforded more…

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