October 4, 2022

The 2022 session of the California Legislature saw the state move close to the Western European model of extensive public services and benefits.

This is extracted for classroom use from the CalMatters explainer on voting issues. Social media and technology platforms are hotspots for spreading false claims, yet there are no government regulations on how they address them. Building on what they did in 2020, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter are all boosting more reliable information around candidates and voting in […]

This is extracted for classroom use from the CalMatters explainer on voting issues. The comprehensive CalMatters Voter Guide has a detailed FAQ for voters. Here are some key points on election integrity: 

In a nearly hour-long interview with CalMatters, state Treasurer Fiona Ma talks about her accomplishments on housing, her priority to fix up local fairgrounds, and what she's doing differently after a lawsuit from a former employee.

“If people just vote for an R or D then all of our conversations are a waste of time.” Robert Howell, the Republican candidate for California insurance commissioner, shared that somewhat fatalistic sentiment — that voters cast ballots for candidates simply based on the letter designating their party affiliation — in a Los Angeles Times […]