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UC Student Worker Strike Looms Ahead of Final Exams
Less than a month before finals are meant to start, University of California student workers have voted to authorize a strike. The strike could arrive as early as November 14.
Reporter: E. Okobi, KQED
According to new numbers from the election tracking site Ballotpedia, nationally a little more than a billion dollars have been spent on state ballot measures this election cycle. And California accounts for about 70% of the cumulative spending. Most of that has been spent fighting over Propositions 26 and 27.
Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, KQED
Many potential young voters that college student Kennedy McIntyre talks to are concerned about a host of issues: affordable housing, gun control, abortion rights. But they aren't convinced that voting will make much of a difference.
Reporter: Jessica Kariisa, The California Report Magazine
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