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Behind the scenes in our interviews with governor candidates
What was it like interviewing eight candidates for governor in a wild-west primary battle? I posed that question to CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang, who was the lead reporter on the voter guide that features bite-sized videos of what the candidates said on major topics, such as taxes and homelessness. Jeanne and I also discussed […]
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According to CalMatters’s source item, Behind the scenes in our interviews with governor candidates, What was it like interviewing eight candidates for governor in a wild-west primary battle? I posed that question to CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang, who was the lead reporter on the voter guide that features bite-sized videos of what the candidates said on major topics, such as taxes and homelessness. Jeanne and I also discussed […]
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