CA FWD NEWS

Future of California Elections depends on us
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Hoping to reverse the trend of declining turnout, policymakers, researchers, election officials and advocates gathered to discuss the challenges and advances in the field of elections as well as explore new opportunities to improve participation and election administration in California.

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California Secretary of State candidates mix it up for the first time
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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Fact: the most interesting race on this year’s state ballot is for California Secretary of State. It is both hotly contested and full of issues that California Forward and other good government organizations believe are very important.

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LCFF tour brings clarity to new school funding law
 150 150 Matthew Grant Anson
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California Forward is teaming with the California School Boards Association in a statewide tour to help school board members effectively implement the Local Control Funding Formula and develop Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAP).

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VIDEO: California Secretary of State candidates’ ideas on improving voter participation
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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California Forward’s got you covered; we asked each candidate to name two things you promise do to increase voter participation in California. Watch the video to find out what they said.

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Runaway film and TV jobs not just a Los Angeles problem
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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State economy lost 10,000 middle-class jobs from TV shows leaving

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California Forward’s written testimony on the Rainy Day Fund
 150 150 Jim Mayer
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Much of California’s recent fiscal instability has been aggravated by short-term decisions that led to boom-and-bust budgeting.

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VIDEO: California Secretary of State candidates on low voter participation
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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We thought it might be interesting to hear some comments from each of the candidates on why we’ve lagged and how we can improve voter participation.

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