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Newsom sounds off on CA ballot measures on crime, health insurance
From CalMatters Capitol reporter Alexei Koseff: After abandoning plans to place a competing measure on the November ballot, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that he would campaign against an initiative to increase penalties for some drug and theft crimes …