Prop 36 proponents promised safety, accountability, and mass treatment. California’s getting more mass incarceration instead. It has been one year since Proposition 36 went into effect in California.

Editor’s note: The above video is from previous coverage of Proposition A in October ahead of the Nov. 5 election. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Voters in Pflugerville rejected Proposition A, which would have ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. The constitution currently bans it except as punishment for crime. That ...

In a setback to California’s historic reparations effort, voters rejected a ballot measure that would have ended forced labor in prisons and jails. Proposition 6 garnered support from Democratic party ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Voters in Pflugerville rejected Proposition A, which would have allowed the city to reduce 1% sales and use tax to just a half-percent. In a news release, Travis County ESD No. 2, also ...

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