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Party Crashers: California's 8 Most Independent Legislators
San Diego, Calif.- California may be considered a one-party state, but within its chambers are some legislators who don’t take marching orders from either party’s leadership. And they’re effective. Be ...
31 Oct, 2018
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5 min read
These 10 California Races Are Republican vs. Republican, Or Democrat vs. Democrat
In 2018's midterm election, California voters will be choosing between a Republican and another Republican or a Democrat and another Democrat in ten California midterm election races, including three ...
31 Oct, 2018
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5 min read
In California: Opioid, Homelessness Epidemics Collide in Midterm Showdown
As the inked dried on the new opioid fighting-bill, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, tech leaders offered to pledge their support to help stop an opioid epidemic that killed more than 48 ...
30 Oct, 2018
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4 min read
Here's Who's Shattering Spending Records to Influence Your Vote in CA Prop Fights
It wouldn’t be election season without a bunch of big-money interests trying to tell you how to vote. This year, with hundreds of millions of dollars rolling into initiative campaigns over housing and ...
30 Oct, 2018
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5 min read
CA Democrats Target Moderate Republicans In Bid For SuperMajority
https://soundcloud.com/independent-voter-podcast/calmatters-dan-walters-talks-november-electionSan Diego, CALIF.- California Democrats had supermajorities in 2014 and 2016, only to lose them the next ...
29 Oct, 2018
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4 min read
A Big Winner in the 2018 Midterms: Ranked Choice Voting
Questions abound as the 2018 midterms draw closer.Will the much-discussed “blue wave” give Democrats a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives? Or perhaps a pink wave that will boost the histori ...
29 Oct, 2018
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2 min read
Feud over Gas Tax Repeal Escalates as Proponents Claim Ballot Error
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The most contentious fight over a ballot proposition can often times be over the language of the proposition itself. Supporters and opponents won't be completely satisfied, and it ...
29 Oct, 2018
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2 min read
Largely Symbolic: San Francisco Spends $300K To Register Non-citizen Voters
San Diego, CALIF.- 49 signups.That's the result of the City of San Francisco's effort to register non-citizen voters for local board of education races.The 49 signups come to about $6,326 per sign up. ...
29 Oct, 2018
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1 min read
Independents Aren’t Spoilers Anymore: Another Look at California’s Top-Two Primary
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - It is nearly impossible for a candidate to run, and win, as an independent in most states. Without a party infrastructure, candidates have little to no support structure, including ...
26 Oct, 2018
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3 min read
Mail Bombs, Tulsi 2020, and Kavanaugh Revenge: This Week In Nonpartisan News
Mail bombs spark national partisan-driven blame game; Tulsi Gabbard considers a 2020 presidential run; Republicans support a far-left Senate candidate over Dianne Feinstein; and history is being made ...
26 Oct, 2018
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1 min read