Madison Aument

Shouting matches broke out, the audience traded barbs with the board and the president threatened to remove the public multiple times at the Redlands school board meeting Tuesday. The board passed a book removal policy and a ban on obscene material in classrooms.

For 91.9 KVCR News, I'm Madison Aument. This is Economics IE. Each month, IEGO, a nonprofit focused on economic growth in the Inland Empire, publishes the IE Labor Market Pulse. The newsletter analyzes monthly employment data to give readers insight into the IE labor market. Today, I'm speaking with Matt Mena, who's IEGO's Executive Director, about last month's job numbers.

Planned Parenthood offices across the country are facing severe funding cuts after the passage of President Trump’s spending bill. In the Inland Empire, those cuts could mean that thousands of people could go untested for treatable STIs.

Calls for a Redlands school board member to resign are mounting after a series of Instagram likes that included racist and antisemitic images were made public last month.

The school board in Redlands will move forward with a new policy to remove books from school libraries if someone complains it’s pornographic.

For 91.9 KVCR News, I’m Madison Aument and this is Economics IE.This week I’m bringing you a rundown of economics stories across the state.

Ontario has become a focal point for immigration enforcement activity in the Inland Empire. Controversial comments from the Mayor sparked a public outrage and recent arrests at a surgery clinic and grocery store has some residents accusing city officials of cooperating with ICE.

A push for public oversight of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, which has been embroiled in scandal, failed Tuesday.

For years, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has been rocked by scandal. Today, the Board of Supervisors could take steps toward greater oversight of the troubled agency.

The kennels at the Riverside County animal shelter are packed with dogs and cats.So last Saturday, Riverside County waived adoption fees and stayed open until midnight to help more furry friends find a fur-ever home. KVCR’s Madison Aument reports.