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Martin do Nascimento/CalMattersA clever solution or a confusing gimmick? Like it or hate it, almost everyone has questions about Proposition 37. Here are a few of the big ones — with the best available answers. -
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/AP PhotoThe measure would require two-thirds of voters to approve any local special taxes, instead of the simple majority for citizen-led initiatives. Anti-tax advocates say it should be that hard for governments to tax Californians, but local officials say it could constrain funding for essential services.
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Following the failed 2021 recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democrats had the political will and momentum to call for changes to the recall process. What emerged was Proposition 5 on the November ballot, a measure to change the recall process. -
Supporters say Measures E and F would give Shasta County residents more control. Opponents question the cost and possible delays in filling elected offices. -
California voters haven’t had to make so many decisions about tax policy at the ballot since 1994. Our analysis shows voters tend to reject new taxes. -
In June, lawmakers passed a healthcare tax that could increase premiums in order to combat federal Medicaid cuts. A new lawsuit says that tax violates Proposition 35, passed by voters in 2024. -
Proposition 40 would levy a one-time tax on billionaires. Some say the initiative opens the door to tax flight and more aggressive taxation. Others say there’s no way to predict the outcome. -
Recent polling shows voters narrowly support Prop. 40 — the billionaire tax — as well as two measures designed to kill it. Only one outcome can prevail. -
Researchers estimate a 66,000 net increase in new gun sales in the months after Measure 114’s passage in 2022. -
The proposal uses a playbook, growing nationwide, that could test how far states can go to rein in big money in politics. -
A November ballot measure would give Ashland voters more control over utility fee increases, despite opposition from several city councilors. -
Initiative petition 28 did not have enough valid signatures, elections officials determined. -
A controversial initiative petition to ban killing or harming animals in Oregon with almost no exceptions may not qualify for the November ballot. -
Organizers submitted the final signatures for a ballot initiative to criminalize hunting and fishing in Oregon. Its own backers don’t think it has any chance of passing.
