California's incarcerated firefighters, who earn about $1 per hour, may soon get a hefty raise

On Thursday, California lawmakers unanimously approved a plan to pay incarcerated firefighters the federal minimum wage of $7 ...
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California Inmate Firefighters May Get $7.25 An Hour Pay Raise

California lawmakers approved raising incarcerated firefighters' pay to $7.25 per hour during active fires, a significant increase from $1 per hour. The plan aims to recognize their contributions and ...

These are the wildfire-related bills the California Legislature OK’d this year

Lawmakers introduced dozens of wildfire-related bills this year. We highlight some the legislature recently passed.
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Northwestern alum sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for firebombing at UC Berkeley

Northwestern alum Casey Goonan (Weinberg ’22) was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 20 years in federal prison for committing a ...