California 2018 Midterm Primary Turnout Highest In 2 Decades July 13, 2018 (AP) — California's June primary saw the highest percentage of voter turnout in a midterm primary election since 1998.
Did Gavin Newsom 'Separate Families And Deport Children' In San Francisco? July 12, 2018 | Chris Nichols John Cox, Newsom's GOP opponent in the race for California governor, made this claim. PolitiFact California found there's some truth, but it's also missing some important context.
State Government Lawsuit Aims To Get Effort To Split Up California Off Ballot July 10, 2018 Opponents of an initiative to split California into three states asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to pull the measure from the ballot, arguing it's too drastic a change to state government to go through the normal initiative process.
Competitive Congressional Races Push June Turnout In California July 6, 2018 | Ben Bradford Voter turnout increased slightly in California’s June primary, helped in part by a handful of competitive congressional races throughout the state. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Here Are The 11 Propositions On California’s November 2018 Ballot June 29, 2018 | Emily Zentner Californians will vote on 11 ballot measures this fall. Here's a roundup of Nov. 6 propositions.
Keys To The House Republican Congressman Jeff Denham Pushes For DACA Solution As He Faces Tough Re-Election June 28, 2018 Central Valley Republican Rep. Jeff Denham is bucking his party and pushing for an immigration solution for Dreamers. CapRadio’s Ben Bradford talks with KQED's Katie Orr and McClatchy's Alex Roarty about what this means for his re-election campaign. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Soda Tax Ban Becomes Law, Industry Groups Yank California Ballot Measure Threatening Government Services June 28, 2018 | Ben Adler California cities and counties are now banned from new soda and sugary-drink tax increases for the next 12 years after state lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown rushed a bill into law Thursday in exchange for the withdrawal of a November ballot measure. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Initiatives Backed By Children's Hospitals, Paint Industry Set For California's November Ballot June 26, 2018 | Ben Adler Two new ballot initiatives have cleared the signature-verification hurdle to become eligible to go before voters in November: one backed by children’s hospitals and the other by the paint industry. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Internet Privacy Deal Nears As Initiative Qualifies For California's November Ballot June 26, 2018 | Ben Adler An initiative that would significantly expand the online privacy rights of consumers has qualified for California’s November ballot, but a deal to avert an expensive campaign over the measure appears to be gaining momentum in the state Legislature. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Housing For Homeless Plan Goes To California Ballot June 25, 2018 | Ben Bradford California lawmakers hope voters will free up $2 billion in housing bonds for a homelessness program that has been stalled in court. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
