Could a ballot measure gut California’s film/TV tax credit?
SACRAMENTO — Eager to negotiate a measure off the 2024 ballot that would make it harder to raise taxes, unions are alleging the initiative would end…
Nevada, Arizona follow California’s abortion ballot measure strategy
LAS VEGAS — Nevada organizers last month celebrated a flood of voter signatures in support of placing a measure ensuring abortion rights on the November ballot.…
Newsom calls on California voters to reaffirm same-sex marriage
SAN FRANCISCO — Twenty years after he issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of federal law as mayor of San Francisco, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
California lawmakers are giving up a bid to repeal a nearly 75-year-old anti-public-housing measure
A nearly 75-year-old anti-public-housing rule will remain in California’s Constitution as lawmakers are planning to withdraw a measure from the November ballot that would have…
There is a measure of desperation in Biden’s ceasefire plan | Israel-Palestine conflict
On Friday, US President Joe Biden outlined a ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza. The plan is comprised of three stages in which Israel…
Anti-transgender proposal won’t make it on California ballot
SACRAMENTO — A measure that would have required schools to notify parents about their child’s gender identity and limited transgender youth medical care has failed to…
California Sen. Padilla convinces colleagues to vote against border bill
WASHINGTON — Breaking with his own party’s leadership and the Biden administration, Democratic California Sen. Alex Padilla helped lead an effort to defeat the bipartisan border…
Ethics reform measure will go to L.A. voters. Critics say it’s watered down
Los Angeles voters in November will weigh in on a ballot measure that would strengthen the city’s ethics oversight after a string of scandals at…
California Supreme Court to rule on high-stakes fight over taxes
The battle between business and labor is headed for a high-stakes showdown at the California Supreme Court this week over a ballot measure that would…
Arizona governor signs measure to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (pictured in 2023) signed a measure Thursday to repeal an abortion ban that dates to 1864. File Photo by Caroline Brehman/EPA-EFE…
Biden signs $95-billion military aid measure that includes path to ban TikTok
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed into law a $95-billion military aid measure Wednesday that includes assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and has a provision that…
Homeless encampments are on Arizona ballot in November election
PHOENIX — From their modest apartment buildings alongside a block-long strip of gravel and scrub grass, the residents can see the tents and tarps and empty…
Measure seeking sale or closure of TikTok passes with House foreign aid bill
The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would ban TikTok unless Chinese company ByteDance sells the platform. The bill was attached to…
Signatures roll in for tough-on-crime ballot measure to reform California’s Proposition 47
SACRAMENTO — A coalition backing a tough-on-crime statewide ballot initiative to toughen penalties for retail theft and some drug offenses on Thursday submitted more than 900,000…
Wilson Seeks Sweeping Budget Power, Aid Cuts : Government: He outlines a ballot measure that would slash welfare benefits by as much as 25%.
Saying the state was heading toward a “fiscal train wreck,” Gov. Pete Wilson announced Monday that he will ask voters next year to approve a…
Kansas lawmakers join other GOP-led states in targeting DEI
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers are joining fellow Republicans in other states in trying to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on university campuses, but they’ve…
Will California finally elect a woman governor in 2026?
In 173 years as a state, California has had 40 governors. Democrats, Republicans, members of the Unionist and Know-Nothing parties. Merchants, lawyers, former mayors. A…
Wisconsin voters to decide on GOP-backed election funding measure
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin voters are set to decide next month whether to make it unconstitutional to accept private grant money to help administer state elections,…
Newsom’s Proposition 1 is a shockingly close call in California
It’s been nine days since California’s primary election and we’re still not certain if Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure has passed. Proposition 1, the $6.4-billion…
Column: Hubris, thy name is Gavin
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom should have learned this four years ago: You don’t try to sell voters on more government spending in a primary election.…