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/Oregon Department of Transportation / XRepublicans say they’ll insist voters get a say on new taxes in the Oregon transportation bill. -
Jules Hotz/CalMattersIn recent years, California Republicans wielded far more influence in Congress than in the state Legislature, thanks to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But since his ouster, and now under Prop. 50 maps, the GOP is increasingly isolated.
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Measure 114 case in Oregon Supreme Court pits gun ownership tradition against public safety concernsJustices pressed for answers on permits and required training, which guns were available during the state’s founding and whether the court needed to conduct any historical analysis. -
Even some Democrats are objecting as Kotek runs down the clock on the bill’s opponents. -
While lopsided polling and fundraising have given the Yes on 50 campaign an undeniable advantage, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s team is taking nothing for granted as Election Day arrives. -
The redistricting plan puts California voters at the center of a national tug-of-war over political boundaries. In Northern California, it would unite inland and coastal communities, but some worry this would silence rural voices. -
Supporters of Measure 114 are confident in their chances to defend the law despite some uncertainty over the viability of high-capacity magazine bans. -
Labor and health care groups are collecting signatures to put a measure that would levy a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of about 200 billionaires in California. -
Two new initiatives would let voters consider whether to amend the state law and the state’s constitution and open primaries to all voters. -
It’s common to see election observers at voting stations, but generally less so for them to come from the federal government. Some from the Trump administration will be on the ground in several California counties next month. -
Opponents of Prop. 50 want voters to resist gerrymandering. Supporters are doing everything they can to make the election about Trump. -
Each day Kotek waits gives opponents less time to send tax hikes to voters. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom is raising money from labor unions and Democrats all over the country for his redistricting ballot measure. Republicans are pouring in money to fight it. -
California Democrats’ redistricting plan would split the state’s traditional Republican stronghold into a sprawling coastal district with Bay Area liberals. North State conservatives say it would silence rural voices.
