Elections

The Politics of Prosperity
 610 200 Lucia Navarro and Victor Abalos
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New report reveals Latinos’ access to the American Dream is at risk because of a “representation gap” in high-level offices

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How insufficient funding can undermine elections
 610 200 Amber Nelson
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Election officials are taking stock of how smoothly California’s primary elections ran, while dealing with long-standing funding problems.

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In 2016 elections, progress for women running for office remains mixed
 610 200 Ed Coghlan
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While wins at the top of the ticket are evident, the news in other state and local races is more complicated.

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How the Top Two primary is changing California
 610 200 Ed Coghlan
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Observers of California politics reflect on the electoral reform, which resulted in 23 state races with candidates from the same party facing off in November.

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From the Ivory Tower to the Mean Streets of Santa Monica
 610 200 Pete Peterson
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Recent studies document the moderating effects of California’s Top Two primary and independent redistricting reform

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California voters approve Prop 50 with more reform measures on horizon
 610 200 Ed Coghlan
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Ballot initiative wins overwhelming approval from voters; proposals to boost transparency in the Legislature move forward

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VIDEO: Why care about how California pays for elections?
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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Solving state-local tension over funding elections is key to reducing costs, improving the voter experience and modernizing aging voting technology.

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CA Fwd report outlines plan to upgrade how California pays for elections
 610 200 California Forward
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Analysis sheds light on state-local tension over county funding of elections and reforms dependent on solving the problem.

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