Northeast San Diego County is becoming a battleground in the nationwide fight over congressional districts and control of the House of Representatives. Ballots are out now for a special election that could change several districts in California to give Democrats the advantage. Democrats are working on the ground in an effort to flip the congressional seat.

Reporter: Jake Gotta, KPBS

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a coalition of 25 states in a lawsuit against the USDA. That's after the federal agency announced that it will not issue SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.

The McKinleyville Union School District in far Northern California has sued the U.S. Department of Education over a mental health grant.

Reporter: Jane Vaughan, Jefferson Public Radio

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