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California schools and the vote on DeVos, heroin addiction up among millennials, new tunes from Bel Biv Devoe
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Feb 7, 2017
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California schools and the vote on DeVos, heroin addiction up among millennials, new tunes from Bel Biv Devoe

Betsy Devos is confirmed as the new Secretary of Education. What will this mean for California? Plus an increase in heroin addiction among millennials and new music offerings from Kid Koala and Bel Biv DeVoe.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the next Secretary of Education, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill January 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. DeVos is known for her advocacy of school choice and education voucher programs and is a long-time leader of the Republican Party in Michigan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the next Secretary of Education, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill January 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. DeVos is known for her advocacy of school choice and education voucher programs and is a long-time leader of the Republican Party in Michigan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Betsy Devos is confirmed as the new Secretary of Education. What will this mean for California? Plus an increase in heroin addiction among millennials and new music offerings from Goldfrapp and Bel Biv Devoe.

One of nation's 1st organized LGBT protests was 50 years ago in LA
Listen • 3:54
It happened at The Black Cat Tavern in Silver Lake, two years before NYC's Stonewall riots.
How could DeVos' priorities affect California schools?
Listen • 7:30
Today's Senate confirmation of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education comes amid controversy around her political contributions and her polarizing stance on charter schools.
City College of San Francisco becomes first tuition free community college
Listen • 7:22
City College of San Francisco aims to become tuition free in Fall 2017. So what does that entail, and how can L.A. take a page out of their book?
LA's heroin problem is hitting millennials hard
Listen • 6:37
Emergency room trips doubled for young heroin users between 2010 and 2016.
What do changes to Medicaid mean for California's undocumented children?
Listen • 4:49
The planned repeal of the Affordable Care Act has many in California asking how it could affect the state's current healthcare programs. With changes to Medicare funding on the horizon, concerns are growing over what it could mean for the health of the California's undocumented children.
Tuesday Reviewsday: new music from Bell Biv DeVoe, Omar, Kid Koala and more
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Every week we'll get the latest and freshest in new tunes. This week music supervisor Morgan Rhodes and Oliver Wang from Soul-Sides.com bring in their selections.