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Proposition 32

Kudos to California Governor Jerry Brown

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics
Read More: Proposition 30, Meg Whitman, Politics, Chris Christie New Jersey, California Gop, Proposition 32, Republican Party, California Governor Jerry Brown, California, California Politics, California Elections, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Gov. Jerry Brown might be a septuagenarian, but his vision and forward thinking are decades younger in spirit and idealism than anything caustic right-wingers have to offer.

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Tuesday's Real Winners and Losers

Peter Dreier | Posted 01.07.2013 | Politics
Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Karl Rove, Tea Party, Koch Brothers, Heidi Heitkamp, Sherrod Brown, Tammy Baldwin, Mitt Romney, League of Conservation Voters, Occupy Wall Street, Labor Movement, Planned Parenthood, Emily's List, Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage Newt Gingrich, Sheldon Adelson, Mazie Hirono, Jon Tester, CHarles Munger, Claire McCaskill, Sierra Club, Proposition 32, Proposition 30, Politics News
Peter Dreier

The real winners and losers are the constituents and causes who did battle on the ground and on the airwaves, and whose lives and livelihoods will be influenced by what happens over the next four years and beyond.

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Learn More About The Issues Prop 32 Donors Are Funding

frying_pan_news_just_logo | Posted 11.05.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Video, Koch Brothers, Ca Ballot Measure, California Elections, California Propositions, California Prop 32, Proposition 32, Prop 32 Donors, Prop 32, Los Angeles News

This story comes courtesy of Frying Pan News. By Matthew Fleischer California’s Proposition 32 proposes outlawing the use of automatic payroll...

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Paul Blumenthal

'Dark Money' Reveal In California

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 11.05.2012 | Politics
Read More: Taxes, Americans for Responsible Leadership, 2012 Elections, Elections 2012, Money in Politics, Proposition 32, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Proposition 30, Americans for Job Security, Video, Koch Brothers, 2012 Election, Jerry Brown, Center to Protect Patients Rights, Barack Obama 2012, Unions, Election 2012, Dark Money, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A "dark money" non-profit that funneled $11 million into two ballot initiative fights in California revealed to the state's campaign fin...

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Meet Koch Brothers Employee David Spady, Darling of LA Fox "News"

Rick Jacobs | Posted 01.04.2013 | Politics
Read More: Proposition 30, Prop 32, Politics, Tea Party, David Spady, California, Koch Brothers, Americans for Prosperity, Jerry Brown, Proposition 32, Prop 30, Astroturf, La-Federation-of-Labor, Knbc, La Opinion, Maria Elena Durazo, Anthony Thigpenn, Acce, Ktla, Courage Campaign, Kttv, Los Angeles., Politics News
Rick Jacobs

Want to know how the right-wing astroturf machine works? Want to see how they use power and money to drown out the voice of the people? Want to see the motivations behind the Koch Brothers' hit man in California?

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Why Workers and the LGBT Community Must Stand Together to Defeat California's Prop 32

Sal Rosselli | Posted 10.25.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Prop 32, Labor Unions, Gay Rights, California Elections, Proposition 32, California Proposition 32, Unions, Workers Rights, Los Angeles News
Sal Rosselli

As an openly gay social activist, I recognize that the same individuals and organizations seeking to curtail my rights based on my sexual orientation, are also the ones opposing workers standing in solidarity. The fight for economic and social justice is one fight.

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Tom Hiltachk, Master of Deception

Matthew Fleischer | Posted 12.22.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: California Proposition 32, Proposition 32, Citizens United, Tom Hiltachk, Prop. 32, Ca Proposition 32, Sacramento, Los Angeles News
Matthew Fleischer

Any lawyer with some experience in Sacramento politics can draft language for a statewide initiative. But crafting deceptive ballot measures that can trick people into voting against their core beliefs is nothing less than an art form.

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Kathleen Miles

Could This Change California's Democratic Identity?

HuffingtonPost.com | Kathleen Miles | Posted 10.02.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Yes on Prop 32, Koch Brothers, Prop 32 2012, California Labor Measure, Prop 32 California, Prop 32 Contributions, Proposition 32, Labor Proposition, California Labor, Video, Labor, Labor Measure CA, Union Politics, California Teachers Association, Union Political Donation, Prop 32 Koch Brothers, CA Prop 32, No on Prop 32, Unions, CA Labor, Prop 32, Prop 32 Spending, Los Angeles News

California's Prop 32 has union leaders and supporters across the country shaking in their work boots. If passed, Prop 32 would severely limit the a...

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If the Labor Movement Doesn't Speak Up for Workers, Who Will? The Koch Brothers?

María Elena Durazo | Posted 10.31.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Labor, Labor Day, 2012 Election, Maria Elena Durazo, Elections 2012, Afl-Cio, California Propositions, Organized Labor, Proposition 32, Labor Unions, Labor Day Weekend, Farm Workers, Walmart, Governor Jerry Brown, Sheldon Adelson, Koch Brothers, Jerry Brown, Unions, Los Angeles News
María Elena Durazo

Big insurance companies and corporate health care have huge voices in Sacramento. Yet it was union nurses who gave patients a voice in Sacramento. Union nurses got lawmakers to pass groundbreaking nurse-patient ratios to ensure patients receive adequate nursing care.

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