October 7, 2026

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CalMatters en Español

¿Por qué multimillonarios de otros estados están financiando una medida de identificación de votantes en California?

Los grandes donantes republicanos están impulsando la medida de identificación de votantes de California con la esperanza de que su éxito, o fracaso, pueda revelar cómo pueden funcionar medidas similares en estados más moderados.

By Nadia Lathan • October 7, 2026

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CalMatters en Español

El mismo sindicato que apoya el impuesto a los multimillonarios quiere que los votantes limiten el gasto en clínicas. Esto es lo que debes saber sobre la Proposición 44

La Proposición 44 exigiría a las clínicas invertir más en la atención al paciente. El sindicato que impulsa esta medida es el mismo que apoya la propuesta de impuestos a los multimillonarios.

By Kristen Hwang • October 7, 2026

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Connecting challenges across housing, food, energy, education, and care is this question: How can we ensure that the people most affected by public problems play a central role in shaping solutions?

By Sponsor • October 7, 2026

Politics

Why are out-of-state billionaires funding a California voter ID measure?

Republican megadonors are boosting California’s voter ID measure in the hopes its success, or failure, can reveal how similar measures can perform in more moderate states.

By Nadia Lathan • October 7, 2026

Health

The same union supporting a billionaire tax wants voters to limit clinic spending. Here’s what to know about Prop. 44

Proposition 44 would require clinics to spend more money on patient care. The union pushing the measure is the same one supporting the billionaire tax proposal.

By Kristen Hwang • October 7, 2026

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Commentary

MAGA media’s election denial in LA mayoral race is a warning for the midterms

A media analyst warns that right-wing pundits are creating a dangerous environment where the reflexive rejection of negative election results is the new normal.

By John Knefel • October 7, 2026