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These CA Election Day rules could block news coverage of voting
Some California counties are issuing guidelines restricting the press from documenting Election Day proceedings at polling places in ways that appear to violate state statutes and the First Amendment. A coalition of media outlets, led by CalMatters, and a First Amendment…
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Need more financial aid for college? This new law will make it easier to ask for it
A new California law will require colleges and universities to clearly inform students how to request additional financial aid if they believe their awarded amount is not enough. Institutions must also publish how they calculate their costs of attendance, which is used to…
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Beware the ‘red mirage’ if California Republicans have an election night lead
Don’t be fooled by early election returns. It can take California weeks to tally votes, leading to “red mirages” and “blue shifts.”
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Counties’ Election Day rules may block news coverage of voting, civil rights groups warn
Some of California’s most populous counties are issuing guidelines restricting the press from documenting Election Day proceedings at polling places in ways that appear to violate state statutes and the First Amendment.
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San Onofre’s nuclear waste is stored on the beach: Will another community agree to take it?
San Onofre’s nuclear waste has been stored on a beach for years. This lawmaker wants to find a community willing to take it.
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The ‘affordability’ crisis is also a crisis of broken trust in the American Dream
“Affordability” is the gap between what things cost and what you can afford to spend, yes, but it’s more than that.
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Why school board members aren’t running for reelection: ‘A lot of disillusionment’
School board members cited a slew of reasons for not running for reelection, including distress over budget cuts and labor strife, immigration raids affecting schools and youth and an overall hostile political climate.
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California police union takes on a Supreme Court justice in new campaign
California's largest law enforcement union is urging voters to oust Supreme Court Justice Kelli Evans with a last-minute campaign before Election Day.
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Para que conste: El hombre de Fresno deportado por ICE tenía antecedentes de cruces ilegales
Según las autoridades federales, Luis Arreguin había sido deportado cinco veces antes de su reciente arresto por motivos de inmigración en el condado de Fresno.
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Dolores Huerta’s legacy is the generations of labor activists she inspired from the frontlines
Dolores Huerta was an inspirational role model, a militant who named and shaped the world, writes a UC Berkeley professor reflecting on the labor icon's legacy.
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Candidatos de California están dando instrucciones discretas sobre cómo atacar a sus oponentes. Así es como funciona
Una investigación de CalMatters reveló que más de una docena de candidatos legislativos parecen estar proporcionando material de campaña a grupos de interés especiales externos para que lo utilicen en su nombre.
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Cómo la Proposición 45 podría alterar las luchas en California contra los centros de datos
La Proposición 45, presentada como una medida a favor del desarrollo de viviendas, podría tener la consecuencia no deseada de facilitar la construcción de centros de datos, según afirman sus detractores.
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Departamento de Justicia cita a declarar a funcionarios electorales de California a pesar de la orden del juez de que dejen de amenazarlos
Funcionarios federales entregaron el jueves una citación judicial a la oficina del Registro Electoral del Condado de Orange.
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Jane Kim and Ben Allen squabble over state-run wildfire insurance
How do you distinguish between the two Democrats running for insurance commissioner? Well, one of them wants state-backed public insurance. We have more on that, as well as details on a move campaigns are using to dodge spending limits this fall. But we have more than election…
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California can’t afford to keep Prop. 13 loopholes open when billions of dollars are on the line
Proposition 13 was sold as a way to save retirees' homes from rising property taxes. It became a permanent discount for rich, corporate property owners.
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How Prop. 45 could reshape California’s fight over data centers
Prop. 45, billed as a pro-housing development measure, may have the unintended consequence of making it easier to build data centers, opponents say.
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14 California lawmakers are posting not-so-secret instructions on how to attack their opponents
A CalMatters investigation found more than a dozen legislative candidates appear to be providing campaign materials for outside special interest groups to use on their behalf.