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Tag: ballot measure

An ambulance owned by the private company American Medical Response at Natividad Hospital in Salinas. Photo by Vern Fisher, Monterey Herald via Bay Area News Group
Posted inPolitics

Why a Colorado ambulance company wants to limit California taxes

Avatar photo by Alexei Koseff August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

American Medical Response has poured more than $3 million into a November 2024 initiative to raise requirements for levying taxes and fees. The company says it’s looking out for patients, but local officials say it’s about the money.

Posted inWhatMatters

California lawmakers want answers on toxic waste

Avatar photo by Lynn La August 24, 2023August 24, 2023
A voter fills out their ballot at a voting site at the Hamilton School gymnasium in central Fresno on June 7, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Ballot proposal and court ruling open new front in California’s never-ending tax wars

by Dan Walters August 15, 2023August 14, 2023
A voter casts their ballot at a polling station at the Sacramento County voter registration and elections office in Sacramento on Nov. 8, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Big bucks for ballot measures in 2024 California election

Avatar photo by Lynn La August 4, 2023August 4, 2023
Bonnie Metcalf meditates at her Sacramento home on July 20, 2023. Metcalf suffers from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease, and takes cannabis products to ease the pain. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

Medical cannabis paved the way for legalization in California. Now patients feel left behind

Avatar photo by Alexei Koseff August 1, 2023August 1, 2023
A home in Atherton on March 16, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Battles over taxing the rich abound in liberal California

by Dan Walters April 11, 2023April 10, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom during The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas on Sept. 24, 2022. Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar
Posted inElections, Politics

Gavin Newsom’s reelection campaign looks more like a run for president

Avatar photo by Alexei Koseff October 25, 2022October 24, 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California Chamber of Commerce's 94th Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast on May 23, 2019. Newsom said housing and inequality are two of the biggest issues facing state government and California businesses. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli
Posted inWhatMatters

Full steam ahead for November election — and 2024

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven July 18, 2022July 18, 2022
A person walks by as betting odds for the National Football League's Super Bowl 55 are displayed on monitors at the Circa resort and casino sports book in Las Vegas on Feb. 3, 2021. AP Photo/John Locher
Posted inWhatMatters

Complex cast of players battles over sports betting

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven July 8, 2022July 8, 2022
Starting wages are advertised on a sign in the window of a Taco Bell in Sacramento on May 9, 2022. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Proposal to boost state minimum wage to $18 won’t go on ballot 

Avatar photo by Jeanne Kuang July 1, 2022May 24, 2023

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