Endorsements
Across California’s political spectrum, independent civic organizations, taxpayer advocates and newspaper editorial boards agree: Proposition 38 is the wrong way to fund medical research.
Civic organization
“Medical research can save lives, but Prop 38 is the wrong way to fund it.”
The League warns that Proposition 38 would commit taxpayers to decades of debt while locking billions of dollars into one field of research.
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“Prop. 38 appears to be a clear case of self-dealing at the expense of taxpayers.”
The statewide taxpayer organization recommends a No vote and challenges the measure’s debt, repayment claims and preferential funding arrangement.
Read the HJTA voter guideEditorial endorsement
“An $8.4 billion wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
The Union-Tribune editorial board urges Californians to vote No on Proposition 38.
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“An $8.4 billion money grab.”
The Register editorial board recommends a No vote and rejects the measure’s costly, institution-specific approach.
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