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Late U.S. senator John McCain, longtime politician and Vietnam War veteran, died of cancer Saturday — one day after deciding to end all medical treatment. He was 81.
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The initiative was removed from the ballot after a unanimous order, with the court asking for more arguments before deciding whether to place Prop. 9 on the 2020 ballot or strike it down permanently.
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“I doubt if the voters of California are stupid enough to split it into three states,” said Berkeley City Councilmember Kriss Worthington.
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All 53 of California’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and one U.S. Senate seat are up for election, along with the positions of governor, lieutenant governor and select state Legislature district seats.
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He has led millions of Americans to doubt the basic concepts of truth, facts, evidence and science.
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Ten days after the election, with about 10 million votes counted, California residents are still waiting for the results of two statewide propositions.
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In the wake of growing concern about state divestment from the UC system, field poll results released last week reveal that a majority of Californian voters view K-12 schools and higher education as areas in the state budget that deserve more funding.
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With Governor Jerry Brown set to release his preliminary budget next month, both the state assembly and senate have proposed their own plans that would “buy out” the proposed University of California tuition increase using additional state funding and increased tuition from out-of-state students.
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A proposal that would split California into six separate states could cause about 66 percent of UC Berkeley students to have to pay out-of-state tuition, according to a recently released report from a Sacramento research and strategy firm.
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