December 20, 2016 | Ben Adler
The California Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a November ballot measure that seeks to streamline the state’s death penalty system to consider a lawsuit filed by Proposition 66 opponents.
December 16, 2016 | Ben Adler
More California voters cast ballots in last month's election than ever before, but not a record-high percent. Meanwhile, more Californians voted by mail than in any general election in a presidential year.
December 6, 2016 | Ben Adler
Proposition 54 is already being tested at the state Capitol, less than one month after its approval by California voters. The ballot measure requires the Legislature to post bills in print and online for 72 hours before taking final votes.
November 28, 2016
(AP) - Democrats will have a supermajority in both chambers of the California Legislature next year after Republican Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang lost her bid for a seat in the Senate.
November 28, 2016 | Ben Adler
California election officials are rejecting President-elect Donald Trump’s unfounded claim of “serious voter fraud” in the state.
November 22, 2016 | Ben Adler
Two weeks after Election Day, the Associated Press has called the final two unresolved California ballot measures.
November 21, 2016 | Ben Adler
Two weeks after Election Day, two California propositions and numerous local races remain too close to call. That’s because counties estimate there are still more than two million unprocessed ballots.
November 16, 2016 | Ben Adler
It’s often said that “as California goes, so goes the nation.” But that’s rarely been less true than in last week’s election. Two of California’s most highly respected pollsters say the results underscore just how different the Golden State is.
November 16, 2016 | Bob Moffitt
The Sacramento County Elections Office has updated the ballot count from the November 8 general election. No good news for supporters of the measures that are just under the two-thirds requirement to pass.
November 14, 2016 | Ben Bradford
It appears changing demographics and the normal rise and fall of Democratic votes account for the party’s gains.
Politics
August 12, 2020
Willis defeated six-term Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, and her former boss, in Tuesday's runoff. Howard has been dogged by scandal, including his handling of the Rayshard Brooks case.
August 12, 2020
In their first joint appearance since Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate, the pair will deliver remarks in Biden's hometown of Wilmington, Del.
August 12, 2020
President Trump is congratulating Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a "future Republican Star." Greene has endorsed a theory that satanic pedophiles secretly run the world.
August 12, 2020
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, one of four members of Joe Biden's search committee who helped pick Senator Kamala Harris as Biden's running mate.
August 12, 2020
The decision to entrust $765 million of taxpayer money to the former maker of photographic equipment raises several questions about the Trump administration's due diligence of Kodak.
August 12, 2020
Beyond making history, Biden showed his vision for the future, opened a window into his decision-making and picked someone who will likely be able to stand up well in a vice presidential debate.
August 12, 2020
Joe Biden names Kamala Harris as his running mate. The Big 10 and Pac-12 conference cancel all fall sports. And, Belarus' opposition candidate in the presidential election flees to Lithuania.
August 12, 2020
A supporter of the debunked QAnon conspiracy theory has won the Republican primary for a Georgia congressional seat and is all but certain to win in November.
August 12, 2020
Nellie Gorbea, Rhode Island's secretary of state, is pushing to relax mail-in ballot rules for November's election.
August 12, 2020
Joe Biden has picked Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. The pick of a running mate from California is unusual, since candidates usually balance their ticket with someone from a swing state.
