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Moody's: More California Municipal Bankruptcies Coming

August 17, 2012

Moody's says more California municipal bankruptcies are coming, as well as bond defaults.

across-the-board ratings adjustment for Californi

Indeed it would. If California's bond ratings are lowered, then the cost of borrowing money will increase for California cities and probably also for counties, school districts, and the state itself.

California DSA Machine Falls Short in California’s Open Dem v. Dem Races

Cara Brown McCormick11.05.26

Democratic Socialists of America and Working Families Party-backed candidates won some competitive races in California's same-party Democratic contests, but fell short in most state legislative races against more moderate Democrats.

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Campaign Finance Pop-Up Super PACs with Undisclosed Donors Spent Millions Days Before Midterms. Yes, It's Legal.

Maia Cook11.05.26

Last-minute super PACs are spending millions to influence elections while keeping their donors hidden until after voters cast their ballots. A legal battle in Maine could offer a path to ending this dark money loophole nationwide.

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Alaska Alaska Voters Reject Repeal of Open Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting, Again

IVN Editorial Board11.04.26

Measure 2 has failed. The ballots still being counted are the kind that sank the last repeal attempt.

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Midterms Election Night 2026: Live Updates for Independent Voters

IVN Editorial Board11.02.26

Independent coverage of the 2026 midterms: the Senate races independents decide in Texas, Michigan and Maine, Alaska’s ranked choice repeal and Massachusetts Question 3, independent candidates like Dan Osborn, and California’s voter ID and billionaire tax measures.

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Commentary I Grew Up Around Gangs. California's Top Two Repeal Effort Feels Familiar

Rey Lopez-Calderon11.02.26

Drawing on his childhood surrounded by gang culture in Los Angeles, reform advocate Rey David López-Calderón explains why California's effort to repeal the Top Two primary is about more than elections. It's about loyalty, control, and who gets to decide where voters belong.

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Independent Candidates Independents Wrote the 2026 Winning Playbook. Democrats Won on It.

Matt Shinners11.09.26

Independent candidates built a winning 2026 playbook on cost-of-living populism and anti-corruption reform, but Democratic winners adopted the message. What independents couldn't offer was a party label to oppose the party in power.

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Alaska Trump Declares Alaska Senate Race Over (It Isn't)

Shawn Griffiths11.09.26

Trump claimed the Alaska Senate race was over, but with 26% of votes uncounted and Democrat Mary Peltola leading, the outcome remains uncertain. Ranked-choice voting data shows adding third-party votes won't necessarily help the incumbent.

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Open Primaries Taxpayer-Funded, Closed to Millions: The Growing Push to Reform Kentucky’s Primaries

Hugo Balta, The Fulcrum11.09.26

Kentucky veterans swore an oath to defend the Constitution, not a political party. Now, they're challenging a closed primary system that forces independent voters to pay for elections they cannot participate in.

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Primary Buzz Iowa's Next Governor Wants Independent Voters to Have Equal Voting Rights

Open Primaries11.07.26

Plus, the 3 election lessons for reformers looking ahead to 2028 and future opportunities.

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Alaska In Alaska, 'Decoy Dan' Was A Meme Vote, Not A Confused Vote

Shawn Griffiths11.06.26

In Alaska's Senate race, votes for "Decoy Dan" Sullivan appear to be protest and joke votes rather than confused ballots, with most second-choice selections going to Democrat Mary Peltola rather than incumbent Dan Sullivan.

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