Longtime Inland Empire journalist and KVCR contributor Cassie MacDuff and KVCR's Alfredo Cruz review some of the big Inland Empire news stories from the past week, including:
1. Riverside County’s budget deficit has fallen to $40 million, in the latest projected figures.
2. A judge has ruled that Riverside’s utility rate increase was an unconstitutional tax.
3. Families who were charged when their children were in juvenile detention are suing Riverside County over what they say are illegal fees.
4. Lastly, some good news for San Bernardino, with a travel center proposed north of the city off the 215 freeway.
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