State Government Negotiations On 72-Hour-In-Print Rule Dead At Capitol June 28, 2016 | Ben Adler California lawmakers have given up on trying to reach a deal with backers of a November ballot measure that would require bills to be in print for 72 hours before their final legislative votes. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Bid To End California's Death Penalty Qualifies For November Ballot June 17, 2016 | Ben Adler Californians will decide this fall whether to abolish the state’s death penalty. County elections officials say capital punishment opponents have submitted enough valid voter signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Ballot Measure Prompts Legislature To Consider New Transparency Rules June 14, 2016 | Ben Adler Democrats who control the California Legislature have long opposed efforts to require bills to be public 72 hours before final votes. But now that a voter initiative is poised to qualify for the November ballot, the sands appear to be shifting. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Counts Mostly True For California Initiative's Claim: Guns Kill 32,000 Americans Each Year June 14, 2016 | Chris Nichols Do more than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year? This is the claim made by Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom's Safety For All Initiative, the group behind a ballot measure that would make it tougher to buy guns and ammunition.
California Counts California Voters Approve Proposition 50 June 8, 2016 | Ben Adler California voters have approved the lone statewide measure on Tuesday's primary ballot.
LIVE BLOG: Clinton Claims Nomination Victory; Sanders Still Campaigning June 7, 2016 | Ben Adler UPDATE 7:30 a.m.: Hillary Clinton is now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee with more than enough delegates to clinch the nomination but Bernie Sanders still isn't 100 percent in her rear-view mirror. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Counts Proposition 50: Should Legislature Be Able To Suspend Lawmakers Without Pay? May 23, 2016 | Ben Adler California’s November ballot will be jammed with statewide propositions, but there’s just one measure in the June primary. Prop 50, which stems from scandals that hit the state Senate, would allow the Legislature to suspend lawmakers without pay. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Counts Plastic Bag Industry Submits Second California Ballot Measure May 19, 2016 | Ben Adler The battle over whether California should ban single-use plastic bags is already headed to voters this fall. Now, it looks like they’ll also be asked where proceeds from bag fees charged to consumers should be spent. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government California Tobacco Tax Backers Submit Signatures May 16, 2016 | Ben Adler It looks like California voters will be asked again this fall whether to increase the state’s tobacco tax. Anti-tobacco advocates say they’re submitting signatures to qualify an initiative for the November ballot. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Prop 30 Extension Backers' Budget Claims Misleading May 12, 2016 | Ben Adler Backers of a potential November ballot measure say California’s schools and state budget will be in dire financial shape if voters don’t extend the Prop 30 income tax increases approved in 2012. But two of their claims don't hold up to scrutiny. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 65, Money From Carry-Out BagsOctober 10, 2016Proposition 65 requires grocery stores to turn over money from sale of reusable bags to a new state fund.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 66, Death Penalty ProceduresOctober 10, 2016Proposition 66 shortens process of death penalty appeals to “mend, not end” capital punishment. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 67, Plastic Bag Ban Veto ReferendumOctober 10, 2016Proposition 67 clears a path for a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags to go into effect.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 63, Gun And Ammunition SalesOctober 9, 2016Proposition 63 regulates ammunition sales, requires lost and stolen guns be reported, makes gun theft a felony.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 64, Marijuana LegalizationOctober 9, 2016Proposition 64 makes recreational marijuana legal in California for adults 21 and over.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 61, Prescription Drug CostsOctober 8, 2016Proposition 61 tries to reduce prescription drug costs by tying what state pays to what the VA Department pays.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 62, Repeal The Death PenaltyOctober 8, 2016Proposition 62 bans the death penalty and replaces it with life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 59, Overturn Citizens United Act advisory QuestionOctober 7, 2016Proposition 59 is an advisory measure that seeks constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United court ruling.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 60, Condoms In Pornographic FilmsOctober 7, 2016Proposition 60 places specific language into law mandating use of condoms in porn films.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 57, Parole, Sentencing And Court ProceduresOctober 6, 2016Proposition 57 makes it easier for state inmates to be released from prison if they demonstrate rehabilitation.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 58, English Language EducationOctober 6, 2016Proposition 58 eliminates a law that schools teach students in English only.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 55, Extension Of Income Tax IncreaseOctober 5, 2016Proposition 55 extends for another 12 years the temporary tax increases mandated by earlier proposition.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 56, Tobacco Tax IncreaseOctober 5, 2016Proposition 56 raises the tax rate for tobacco from one of lowest in the country to one of the highest.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 54, Public Display Of Legislative BillsOctober 4, 2016Proposition 54 requires that state bills be printed and posted online three days before they can be passed.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 53, Public Vote On Revenue BondsOctober 4, 2016Proposition 53 requires voter approval for any project paid for with $2 billion or more in revenue bonds.
Time To Cram: California's 17 Ballot Measure Propositions ExplainedOctober 3, 2016The general election's right around the corner and it's time to get prepped. We've gathered up what you need to know for each of the 17 statewide propositions.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 52, Private Hospital Fees For Medi-CalOctober 3, 2016Proposition 52 makes permanent a fee paid by private hospitals that helps the state obtain Medi-Cal funds.
Election 2016 FAQ: Proposition 51, Public School Facility BondsOctober 3, 2016Proposition 51 allows the sale of $9 billion in bonds to pay for new K-12 and community college facilities.
