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The bills target Issue 2, a recreational marijuana legalization ballot measure that passed in November 2023 with 57% of the vote.
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A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Asheville, a mid-sized urban hub surrounded by the rural hills of western North Carolina, is the seat of Buncombe County, where Trump received 36.9% of the vote last year.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
Although Democrat Kamala Harris won California with 58% of the vote, GOP delegates and officials saw statewide swings toward President Donald Trump as a sign of Democrats’ weakening influence and an opportunity to turn the state a lighter shade of blue.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
What To Know According to a new straw poll released by The Lost Coast on Tuesday, conducted among 2,640 respondents in California, Braveheart actor Mel Gibson has emerged as the top Republican candidate for California governor, with 12% of the vote.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Asheville, a mid-sized urban hub surrounded by the rural hills of western North Carolina, is the seat of Buncombe County, where Trump received 36.9% of the vote last year.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
Although Democrat Kamala Harris won California with 58% of the vote, GOP delegates and officials saw statewide swings toward President Donald Trump as a sign of Democrats’ weakening influence and an opportunity to turn the state a lighter shade of blue.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
What To Know According to a new straw poll released by The Lost Coast on Tuesday, conducted among 2,640 respondents in California, Braveheart actor Mel Gibson has emerged as the top Republican candidate for California governor, with 12% of the vote.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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“The vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20vote. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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