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Track the most consequential and interesting bills in California as the 2022 legislative session comes to a close.

This is a modified version of the original story by Elena Neale-Sacks for use in classrooms. A proposal to give younger people a greater voice in elections was rejected in November 2020 by about 55% of California voters. Proposition 18 would have allowed 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if they turned 18 by the next general election. […]

This is a modified version of the original story by Elena Neale-Sacks for use in classrooms. A proposal to give younger people a greater voice in elections was resoundingly rejected in November 2020 by about 55% of California voters. By some measures Proposition 18, which would have allowed 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if they turned 18 […]

This is a modified version of the original story by Elena Neale-Sacks for use in classrooms. A proposal to give younger people a greater voice in elections was resoundingly rejected in November 2020 by about 55% of California voters. By some measures Proposition 18, which would have allowed 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if they turned 18 […]

This is excerpted for classroom use from the CalMatters Explainer about this year’s ballot propositions by reporters Ben Christopher and Sameea Kamal. After months of signature gathering, fundraising and legislative wrangling, we have details on the ballot measures that you can vote on this fall. Proposition 1: Putting abortion safeguards in the California constitution: After the […]

This is a modified version of the original story by CalMatters reporter Sameea Kamal for use in classrooms. The 2020 Census confirms California’s status as one of the nation’s most diverse states — second behind only Hawaii, despite a likely undercount of Latino and Black voters. About 40 percent of Californians speak a language other […]

This is a modified version of the original story by CalMatters reporter Sameea Kamal for use in classrooms. California voters have the new districts they’ll use to elect members of Congress and state legislators. The state commission voted last December to approve its final maps.  These districts took effect with the June 2022 primaries. They will continue […]

This is a modified version of the original story by CalMatters reporter Sameea Kamal for use in classrooms. The 2020 Census confirmed California’s status as one of the nation’s most diverse states. It is only second to Hawaii. About 40 percent of Californians speak a language other than English at home. This includes more than […]

This is a modified version of the original story by CalMatters reporter Sameea Kamal for use in classrooms. The 2020 Census confirmed California’s status as one of the nation’s most diverse states, despite a likely undercount of Latino and Black voters. It is only second to Hawaii. About 40 percent of Californians speak a language […]

This is a modified version of the original story by CalMatters reporter Sameea Kamal for use in classrooms. California voters have the brand new districts they’ll use to elect members of Congress and state legislators, after a state commission voted to approve its final maps. These districts took effect with the June 2022 primaries and will continue […]