Final Field Poll Estimates Voter Turnout Below 2008 Levels
A record number of Californians have registered to vote. But the latest Field Poll estimates there likely will be a million fewer voters today than in the Presidential election of 2008.The poll...
View ArticleS&P: Prop 30 Outcome Good for California's Credit Rating
The ratings agency Standard and Poor’s is calling Proposition 30’s passage “favorable” for California’s struggling credit rating.“It keeps the state’s prospects for a credit rating upgrade alive going...
View ArticleNew Poll Shows GMO Labeling Prop Losing Support
A new poll finds support for Proposition 37 on California’s November’s ballot dropping. Prop 37 would require labels on all foods containing genetically-modified ingredients.The California Business...
View ArticleProposition 35: Human Traffickers
Sharmin Bock has helped convict dozens of child sex traffickers.“In my 23 years as a prosecutor, I have to say, I have never seen a defendant as manipulative and dangerous as a trafficker,” says...
View ArticleProposition 36: Changes to 'Three Strikes' Law
A challenge to California’s “Three Strikes” sentencing law is on the ballot this fall with Proposition 36. Proponents say some felonies should not result in life in prison. Opponents say a change in...
View ArticleProposition 37: Genetically Modified Foods
In November Californians will decide whether to require that foods containing genetically engineered ingredients say so on the package. On its face Proposition 37 seems like a simple addition to a...
View ArticleProposition 38: Molly Munger's Tax Initative
Californians will soon decide whether they want to increase taxes to support public schools. Our election 2012 coverage continues with a report on Proposition 38.If you watch TV in California, you’ve...
View ArticleBrown Won't Rule Out Future Budget Cuts if Prop 30 Passes
From the moment he took office at the start of last year, Governor Jerry Brown has told California voters the state needs new revenue. But his November tax initiative, Proposition 30, faces strong...
View ArticleProposition 39: Corporate Tax Law
Next in our series on California's November ballot measures, we take a look at Proposition 39. It would change a critical piece of corporate tax law and provide more money to the state – but higher...
View ArticleSome California Small Businesses Wary of Brown's Prop 30
California Governor Jerry Brown’s November tax measure is drawing some of its strongest opposition from small business groups. Ben Adler reports from Sacramento on how some small businesses would be...
View ArticleDemocrats Hope for Two-Thirds Supermajority in State Senate
When California voters go to the polls on Election Day, they could usher in a change that hasn’t happened since 1965. They could give one party a two-thirds supermajority in the state Senate. Democrats...
View ArticleMore than $350 Million Raised For and Against Ballot Measures
Political contributions for and against California’s 11 ballot measures have totaled more than $350 million. Much of the money is coming from wealthy individuals and outside organizations.The campaign...
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