22Dec

December 22, 2014

Receive the Maddy Daily in your inbox every morning! To subscribe or unsubscribe, please send an email to Ana Melendez at ajovelmelendez@csufresno.edu. Political Briefs Top stories Hearing set for California Supreme Court nominee – California Gov. Jerry Brown’s third nominee to the state Supreme Court this term is expected to be confirmed at a hearing in […]

22Dec

December 21, 2014

Receive the Maddy Daily in your inbox every morning! To subscribe or unsubscribe, please send an email to Ana Melendez at ajovelmelendez@csufresno.edu. Political Briefs Top stories Immigrants build document trails to remain in U.S. — Electricity bills. Speeding tickets. Dentist records. Money order receipts. The search for documents is on for immigrants who may qualify for […]

22Dec

December 20, 2014

Receive the Maddy Daily in your inbox every morning! To subscribe or unsubscribe, please send an email to Ana Melendez at ajovelmelendez@csufresno.edu. Political Briefs Top stories Jerry Brown’s budget: Five things to watch — Gov. Jerry Brown’s January budget proposal is just around the corner, and it’s the event every lawmaker, lobbyist and chief financial officer […]

19Dec

December 19, 2014

Receive the Maddy Daily in your inbox every morning! To subscribe or unsubscribe, please send an email to Ana Melendez at ajovelmelendez@csufresno.edu. Political Briefs Top stories Oversight office was costly, California Senate officials say — Several days after The Sacramento Bee reported that the California Senate has dropped an office devoted to government oversight – prompting a spate […]

18Dec

December 18, 2014

Political Briefs   Top stories Brown aims at retiree care costs — It’s official: Gov. Jerry Brown’s January budget proposal will include a plan to reduce the nearly $72 billion in unfunded promises the state has made to pay retiree health benefits. Now how to pay it? Answer: Money in the rainy day fund that […]

17Dec

December 17, 2014

Political Briefs Top stories Jerry Brown plans to target cost of retiree healthcare – Gov. Jerry Brown plans to address the growing cost of healthcare for retired state workers next month when he releases his new budget proposal, a spokesman for his finance department said Tuesday.  LA Times article; John Myers in KQED; Dan Walters […]

16Dec

December 16, 2014

Receive the Maddy Daily in your inbox every morning! To subscribe or unsubscribe, please send an email to Ana Melendez at ajovelmelendez@csufresno.edu. Political Briefs Top stories Political handicappers are already weighing in on 2016 congressional races — For those that follow central San Joaquin Valley politics, it’ll all look very familiar. Both Cook and Sabato say […]

15Dec

Community Development in the Valley: A Federal Response

Guest Leilani Barnett, Regional Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community Development discusses the Federal Reserve with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Great Valley Center President & CEO Ben Duran; CSU Fresno Office of Community & Economic Development Executive Director Mike Dozier; CSU Fresno Economics Chair Antonio Avalos; […]

15Dec

December 15, 2014

Receive the Maddy Daily in your inbox every morning! To subscribe or unsubscribe, please send an email to Ana Melendez at ajovelmelendez@csufresno.   Political Briefs Top stories California immigrants can soon seek driver’s licenses — State officials are encouraging more than a million undocumented immigrants living in California to step forward and apply for licenses. Reactions […]

14Dec

December 14, 2014

Receive the Maddy Daily in your inbox every morning! To subscribe or unsubscribe, please send an email to Ana Melendez at ajovelmelendez@csufresno.   Political Briefs Top stories Ex-California lawmakers enjoy second wind as D.C. lobbyists – Lobbying is a logical next step for former members of Congress: They’re well connected; know their way around Capitol Hill […]