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Federal tax reform will help many Californians, but it will dig deep into the pockets of the state's wealthy residents

Walters: Battles Over Local Tax Measures Heat up

April 18, 2019

A change in the governor’s office and expanded Democratic supermajorities in the Legislature have emboldened long-frustrated advocates of increasing taxes to expand health, welfare and education services. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentar...

Walters: Both Abortion Factions Try to Silence Opponents

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

March 11, 2019

Abortion is a divisive moral and political issue that generates ceaseless heated debate, as it should. However, it also entices those who feel passionately about it, one way or the other, to use politics to ...

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Valley House Delegation Joins in Omar-less Anti-Hate Vote

David Taub

March 8, 2019

The Central Valley congressional delegation all supported a House resolution Thursday (March 7) condemning hate — anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and just about all other forms. Politics 101 David Ta...

Walters: So Far, Prison Inmate Rehab Isn’t Working

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

February 4, 2019

The state prison system’s official title, “Department of Corrections,” was for decades nothing more than a euphemism, as was the official nomenclature for the system’s guards of “correctional officer.” Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary ...

Walters: Kamala Harris Grabs for the Brass Ring

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

January 23, 2019

President Kamala Harris? She thinks so, anyway. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary Harris made it clear that she will capitalize on her mixed-race heritage – Jamaican and East India...

Walters: State Tax Reforms or State Tax Increases?

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

January 16, 2019

There is a substantial list of governance issues that former Gov. Jerry Brown said were important, but that he left on his desk for successor Gavin Newsom. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commenta...

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Commentary: Two Arcane Ballot Measures Show Need for Reform

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

October 11, 2018

There’s a symbiotic relationship between two of the 11 statewide ballot measures facing voters next month, Propositions 8 and 11. Both would have voters decide very narrow union-management conflicts in two relatively small medical service sectors — with spo...

Cal Chamber Has Best Year Yet Steamrolling ‘Job Killer’ Bills

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September 12, 2018

As CALmatters columnist Dan Walters notes in his Sept. 10 analysis, the California Chamber of Commerce quite often prevails in getting the Legislature to kill or quietly abandon bills that the pro-business lobb...

California’s Educational Crisis Framed by Two Events: Walters

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August 6, 2018

In case you missed it, a Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles is allowing an education lawsuit to proceed against the state. The lawsuit contends that California’s public schools have failed to adequately tea...

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What Is California Doing Right? Community Colleges.

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July 31, 2018

Dan Walters might be the most high-profile media advocate for community colleges in California. "Low-cost, conveniently located community colleges are the primary gateway into post-high school job training and four-year degrees for those who would otherwise...

Tankers Targeted Near Strait of Hormuz Amid Iran-US Tensions

Number of US Overdose Deaths Appears to Be Falling

US Air Force Warns Against Joke Event to ‘Storm Area 51’

Iran State TV: Iranian Forces Seize Foreign Oil Tanker, Crew

Soul-Crushing Cost of College in California, Explained

Police Aren’t the Only Ones Who Can Make Communities Safer

Poll: Many Feeling Vulnerable Despite Economic Gains

Trump Said Water Wars ‘Easy’ to Fix. What Do Farmers Say Now?

And the Winner of the 'Game of Thrones' Is ...

Pumpsie Green, 1st Black Player on Boston Red Sox, Dies

Fans Descend on San Diego for the 50th Comic-Con

‘Game of Thrones’ Reigns With Record 32 Emmy Nominations

Why States, Cities Should Stop Giving Companies Tax Breaks

40 Years of Lies Stigmatizing ‘Teenage Pregnancy’ Are Enough

California Shouldn’t Ignore Hydropower in Climate Change Fight

A Small Bald Humble Goal for Newsom: Boost CSU Enrollment

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

VP Pence to Make Fresno County Stop Next Week

Trump Blasts 4 Congresswomen; Crowd Roars, ‘Send Her Back!’

Trump vs. Democrats: ‘Racist’ and ‘Socialist’ Lines Drawn for 2020

Sanders Set to Mount Vigorous Defense of ‘Medicare for All’

Walters: Battles Over Local Tax Measures Heat up

Walters: Both Abortion Factions Try to Silence Opponents

Valley House Delegation Joins in Omar-less Anti-Hate Vote

Walters: So Far, Prison Inmate Rehab Isn’t Working

Walters: Kamala Harris Grabs for the Brass Ring

Walters: State Tax Reforms or State Tax Increases?

Commentary: Two Arcane Ballot Measures Show Need for Reform

Cal Chamber Has Best Year Yet Steamrolling ‘Job Killer’ Bills

California’s Educational Crisis Framed by Two Events: Walters

What Is California Doing Right? Community Colleges.

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