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Groundwork Policy
Groundwork takes the policies and laws that your city council, county, and state are deciding and tells you what they actually do to you, your business, your community, and what you can do about it. We do the homework, follow the money, and figure out if each one does what it says on the box, so you can decide where you land. Sean Bhardwaj, Managing Partner at Breakthrough Growth Partners, reads every policy the way a business owner would. James Joyce, Policy Practice Lead at Common Ground…
Episodes
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2026 Ventura & Santa Barbara County Measures: What They Actually Do
We take all 14 local measures on your 2026 ballot in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties by how you'd pay for them: property taxes for a water bond, four school…
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2026 California Props 38 and 41 + the Whole Ballot: What They Actually Do
Props 38 and 41 on your 2026 California ballot decide how the state borrows for medical research and how it checks the new taxes it passes, and then we take…
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2026 California Props 2, 42, and 37: What They Actually Do
Props 2, 42, and 37 on your 2026 California ballot decide how the state saves for a downturn, which new taxes it could be barred from passing, and whether it…
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2026 California Props 5, 39, and 43: What They Actually Do
Props 5, 39, and 43 on your 2026 California ballot change the rules for the votes that come after this one: who replaces a recalled official, who has to show…
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2026 California Props 40, 3, and 1: What They Actually Do
Props 40, 3, and 1 on your 2026 California ballot pay for healthcare, schools, and housing, each on its own clock. One taxes billionaires once, one makes top…
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2026 California Props 44, 45, and 4: What They Actually Do
Your 2026 California ballot’s here. Find out what Props 44, 45, and 4 would actually do, who’s paying on each side, what each one means for your business, your…