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The State of the State address, the Dow plunge, making sense of the polls
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Jan 21, 2016
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The State of the State address, the Dow plunge, making sense of the polls

Coverage of Governor Jerry Brown's State of the State address, the Dow plunges as crude oil sinks low, how to understand all those poll numbers.
SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 19: California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during a news conference to announce emergency drought legislation on March 19, 2015 in Sacramento, California. As California enters its fourth year of severe drought, California Gov. Jerry Brown joined Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon, Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, Republican Leaders Senator Bob Huff and Assemblymember Kristin Olsen to announce emergency legislation that aims to assist local communities that are struggling with devastating drought. The $1 billion package is designed to expedite bond funding to help ensure that all Californians have access to local water supplies. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 19: California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during a news conference to announce emergency drought legislation on March 19, 2015 in Sacramento, California. As California enters its fourth year of severe drought, California Gov. Jerry Brown joined Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon, Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, Republican Leaders Senator Bob Huff and Assemblymember Kristin Olsen to announce emergency legislation that aims to assist local communities that are struggling with devastating drought. The $1 billion package is designed to expedite bond funding to help ensure that all Californians have access to local water supplies. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Coverage of Governor Jerry Brown's State of the State address, the Dow plunges as crude oil sinks low, how to understand all those poll numbers.

Price of oil and your money
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On Wall Street, the Dow dropped 250 points yesterday .... with a part of that loss salvaged this morning as numbers slowly climbed back up.
Hillary Clinton’s Latino pollster on why millennials aren’t voting
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Latinos are the fastest-growing group in the country. They’re also more unlikely to vote than almost any other part of the electorate.
Making sense of all those darn primary polls
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There are polls aplenty as we head into the most volatile stage in the campaign season. So, what do we do with all the information?
State of Affairs: What to expect from Jerry Brown's State of the State
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In this week's State of Affairs, we get a preview of what California Gov. Jerry Brown could address in this year's State of the State.
The Wheel Thing: Who's responsible when things go wrong in the 'sharing economy?'
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Insurance companies are stepping up to offer policies to cover folks who drive for ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft.