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Tag: Ling Ling Chang

Legislature campaigns: Did big political spenders get what they paid for?

Avatar by Ben Christopher November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

You can’t always get what you want, but for special interests in California politics, spending $34 million sure does help. That’s the amount of unrestricted political spending that industries and unions with regular business in the capitol pumped into Legislative races across the state this year. As CalMatters reported before Election Day, the oil industry, […]

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Orange County’s stubborn conservative streak

Avatar by Dan Walters November 11, 2020November 11, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks at a "Keep America Great" rally at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona on February 19, 2020. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr

Why President Trump’s attacks on voting by mail could backfire for California GOP

Avatar by Ben Christopher October 30, 2020October 29, 2020
Redlands resident Andrea Vee holds up a sign and chants ‘repeal AB 5’ during a rally to repeal AB 5

GOP’s route to California wins: Hailing a ride from gig workers?

Avatar by Ben Christopher September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders's won the California primary, but California didn't matter much in the march to a Democratic nominee. Here Sanders at a February campaign event at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Vote update: How big was Bernie’s win and the California primary’s loss?

Avatar by Ben Christopher April 7, 2020April 8, 2020
Republican California primary results moderate 2020 top two

Republican tug-of-war: Election raises a familiar GOP dilemma in California

Avatar by Ben Christopher March 13, 2020March 13, 2020
Which California bills are the most popular for coauthors, and which have attracting the most bipartisan coauthors? An illustration of a blue face and a red face with a lightbulb between them

With a whopping 2,628 bills pending, here’s the one most popular among California legislators

Avatar by Ben Christopher March 5, 2019June 23, 2020
Before the polls closed on Prop. 6, backer Carl DeMaio set his sights on two more Democratic legislators over their support of a gas tax hike.

Gas tax repeal leader’s Plan B: Try to pick off Democrats one-by-one

Avatar by Ben Christopher November 6, 2018June 23, 2020
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