Kern County supervisors have voted to place a medical marijuana initiative on the March 2020 ballot.

State lawmakers approved a record $214.8 billion budget Thursday.

“Failure of the current system to fully meet the changing needs of the detained youth population may have, in part, contributed to an increased use of force... Simultaneously, the increased use of force and residual elements of a punitive culture may be compounding the mental health conditions of the youth.”