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California voters passed a tough-on-crime ballot measure and ousted progressive prosecutors, signaling a shift in attitudes around public safety.
Proposition 6 would end forced labor in state prisons.
California voters approved a ballot measure that will impose stricter penalties for repeat theft and crimes involving fentanyl.
Voters approve school repair measure and Proposition 36, reversing course on criminal justice reform
Here’s how California voted on statewide measures in the 2024 election, including Proposition 36 on retail theft and fentanyl.
Oil companies, prison guards, Uber and labor unions are spending big to influence which Democrat will be sent to the Legislature by voters.
Prop. 6 would ban forced labor in California prisons, paving the way for incarcerated people to have more freedom over the work they do.
Gov. Newsom touts progress in yearlong crackdown on retail theft across the state to bolster his case against Prop. 36.
In California’s key House races that will help determine control of Congress, Democratic candidates support Prop. 36 to make tougher sentences for drug and theft crimes.
California’s Prop. 36 has divided Democrats. Vice President Kamala Harris, who is registered to vote in the state, has not said how she’ll vote on it.
The political committee behind Proposition 36, which has touted the anti-crime measure’s support from top local Democratic leaders, donated $1 million to the California Republican Party in recent weeks.
