Stories by Madison Aument

Weeks after the Redlands school board voted 3-2 to lay off up to 135 classified and certificated employees, the Redlands Teachers' Association is pushing back on the district's reasoning for the layoffs.

While heavy snowfall this week led to a tragic avalanche in Lake Tahoe, further south in Big Bear, businesses are banking on the snow to turn around a bad start to the winter ski season.

Today, I'm joined by my KVCR colleague Anthony Victoria. Anthony's been covering immigration since the Trump Administration ramped up enforcement last year. After a year, data has begun to reveal the economic impacts of ramped enforcement.

After a heated debate over a proposed ban on library donations containing "perceived pornography," the Redlands school board declined to adopt a new policy and instead directed the superintendent to draft a districtwide procedure for oversight.

Every winter, skiers trek up to Big Bear to hit the slopes. But this winter, snow has been hard to come by. Rain and unusually warm temperatures have dominated and put a chill on ski resorts and businesses in the region.

On Tuesday, the Redlands school board voted to start the pink slip process for 138 jobs. Superintendent Juan Cabral described the long list as the "worst case scenario" and said the vote was not a guarantee that all jobs would be cut.

A rundown of this week's economics news.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday authorized pay hikes for several administrative positions in the Sheriff's Department. This comes months after lower-level employees were given cost-of-living adjustments.

For 91.9 KVCR News, I'm Madison Aument. This is Economics IE. Here's a round up of the latest economics news in the region.

If you've been feeling the squeeze on your wallet, you're not alone. A report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics published late last month found that inflation is up in the Inland Empire.