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Portrait of CalMatters Columnist Dan Walters
Dan Walters,
CalMatters Commentary

Dan Walters has been a journalist for nearly 60 years, spending all but a few of those years working for California newspapers. He has written more than 9,000 columns about the state and its politics and is the founding editor of the “California Political Almanac.” Dan has also been a frequent guest on national television news shows, commenting on California issues and policies.

Stories by Dan Walters

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Boxes of mifepristone tablets in Delaware, March 12, 2025. A study of more than 5,000 pages of Food and Drug Administration documents on mifepristone over 12 years found that agency leaders almost always followed the evidence-based recommendations of scientists. (Hannah Yoon/The New York Times)

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A picture illustration of U.S. dollar, Swiss Franc, British pound and Euro bank notes January 26, 2011. Picture taken January 26. (Reuters /Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo)

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Dollar Drops as US Justice Department Subpoenas Fed’s Powell

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Three Years Later, Detectives Still Trying to Solve Homicide of Fresno Woman

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Greenland Says It Should Be Defended by NATO, Rejects Any US Takeover

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Trump Says He May Veto Extension of Obamacare Subsidies

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