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State Politics

PolitiFact Check: Do Half Of California's Children Live In Poverty?

KVCR | By Chris Nichols

Published October 1, 2018 at 10:04 AM PDT

Democrat Gavin Newsom claimed that nearly half of all children in California live 'at or near poverty.' Capital Public Radio's PolitiFact reporter Chris Nichols fact-checked that statement by the candidate for governor.

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