30Jan

January 30, 2015

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 California could gain a congressional seat after next census — California, which failed to gain an additional congressional seat after the 2010 census for the first time in the state’s […]

29Jan

January 29, 2015

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 Poll: California Legislature’s approval rating up, Jerry Brown at record high — Gov. Jerry Brown’s job approval rating is at a record high, and Californians are in such good spirits […]

28Jan

November Election: Looking at Valley Results

Guests Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Congressman David Valadao (R-Hanford) discuss November election results with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Paul Hurley, former editor of the Visalia Times Delta, offers commentary. Radio commentary provided by CSU Fresno Political Science Professor Jeff Cummins; UC Merced Political Science Professor Nate Monroe; and Paul Hurley, former editor of the […]

28Jan

The 2014 Propositions: Valley Implications

Guests Anton Favorini Csorba, Ryan Miller, Ross Brown, Drew Soderberg, and Anita Lee, of the California Legislative Analysts Office discuss November propositions with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Bill McEwen, Political Columnist for The Fresno Bee; Jeff Cummins, Professor of Political Science at CSU Fresno; and Melinda Morales, Senior Editor/Community Conversations Editor […]

28Jan

November 2014 Races: What They Could Mean for the Valley

Guests Mark Baldasarre of PPIC and Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee discuss the November elections with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Bill McEwen of the Fresno Bee offers commentary. Radio commentary provided by John Ellis, Political Reporter for The Fresno Bee; Nate Monroe, Political Science Professor at UC Merced; and Pete Weber, Boardmember of […]

28Jan

January 28, 2015

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 Feinstein hosts 7 California reps in closed-door water bill talk — The never-sending search for a California water bill showed, perhaps, a little progress Tuesday as seven Democratic House members […]

27Jan

January 27, 2015

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 Immigration action will boost California economy, White House says – The White House said Monday that President Obama’s executive actions on immigration could boost California’s economy by as much as […]

26Jan

January 26, 2015

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 Fight over taxes looms between Democrats, Jerry Brown — Gov. Jerry Brown orchestrated the successful push for temporary sales and income taxes on Californians three years ago to help ease […]

26Jan

January 25, 2015

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 Study: Valley’s undocumented immigrants mostly long-term residents from Mexico — Among undocumented immigrants in the central San Joaquin Valley, most were born in Mexico, have lived in the United States […]