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Walters: School Spending Popular, Taxes Not so Much

April 25, 2019

For years, even decades, polling has consistently found that Californians’ highest political priority is public education. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary PPIC found that three-quarters of California adults and likely voters wan...

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Can the Valley Balance People, Water, Ag, and Environment?

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February 21, 2019

The San Joaquin Valley can overcome big challenges facing agriculture, the environment, and rural public health if major stakeholders embrace creative solutions to relieve stress on its water system. However...

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States Should Emulate California Redistricting Model: Walters

Drew Phelps

March 8, 2018

California’s system for drawing legislative and congressional districts is working and is a model other states should follow, Dan Walters says in his CALmatters column today. Prior to the restructuring of th...

State Democratic Convention Shows Splits Between Insiders & Voters

Drew Phelps

March 2, 2018

In Dan Walters’ Feb. 28 CALmatters column, he recaps some of the proceedings of the California Democratic Party convention, which observers noted was particularly divided ideologically. Walters writes that, while the convention may represent the trends at p...

Who Will Be Next Governor? Villaraigosa Cuts Newsom’s Poll Lead

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February 7, 2018

Though it's still early and nearly one-quarter of voters have yet to form opinions on the race, it appears that Democrats Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa will duke it out to become California's next gover...

California Runs Short of College Graduates: Walters

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December 13, 2017

There are two gaping holes in California's college graduate pipeline, writes CALmatters political columnist Dan Walters in his Dec. 13 column. The first one involves the state's K-12 public schools system. I...

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Walters: School Spending Popular, Taxes Not so Much

Can the Valley Balance People, Water, Ag, and Environment?

States Should Emulate California Redistricting Model: Walters

State Democratic Convention Shows Splits Between Insiders & Voters

Who Will Be Next Governor? Villaraigosa Cuts Newsom’s Poll Lead

California Runs Short of College Graduates: Walters

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