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The term snowflake has been widely used by conservatives to denigrate liberals. When using this term, the implication is someone is as fragile as a snowflake. Listen Time 1 Minute
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By Dan Walters | CalMatters.org Gov. Gavin Newsom is fond of characterizing his state as a national — or even global — model in all things good, from economic clout to fighting climate change. One conspicuous absence on his list of California’s virtues is its public education system, for good reason.
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Donald Trump suffered another blow this week with Raphael Warnock’s reelection. It’s significant because statewide Georgia Republicans not tied to Trump were easily elected. Listen Time 1 Minute Read this WaPo analysis on the effect Trump had on Walker’s failed candidacy (no registration required)
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One of several close races in Sacramento County was the contest between Pat Hume and Jaclyn Moreno for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5. While Hume outpaced Moreno by over 10 percent during the four-candidate primary and was expected to easily win in November, the race was decided by
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In an earlier program, we discussed an important case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, Moore versus Harper. That case will be heard next week. Listen Time 1 Minute
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With Sacramento County’s most recent vote tallies, one thing became imminently clear – voters did not buy what the proponents of Measure A were selling. If it had been approved, Measure A would have created a 40-year one-half percent sales tax that would have cost Sacramento County consumers over $8
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By Paul Mitchell, via CalMatters.org Every election year it seems there is a story about skyrocketing votes from young people. Every time it turns out to not be true. Case in point: there have been reports that young people turned out in such great numbers this year that they
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Elk Grove City elected officials and bureaucrats have enjoyed a red-letter week. First, the city hit the jackpot with the approval of Measure E, which means a quarter of a billion dollars over the next ten years. Listen Time 1 minute
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Ask anyone who knows me well, and they will tell you I am proud of my Michigan and Detroit roots. Even though I have lived in the great state of California longer, and in Elk Grove specifically, than I did in Michigan, I am still a Michigander at heart, even
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While election reporting typically highlights winning candidates, what about those who did not prevail? Listen Time 1 Minute
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In California’s top two systems, all four candidates in the State Senate District 8 and Assembly District 10 are Democrats. No third party, much less any Republican candidates, are to be found. Listen Time 1 Minute