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 Dan Walters: Union bills proliferate in Capitol – Unions are the largest single source of legislative campaign funds, a recent Sacramento Bee compilation revealed, and among Democrats, their hegemony is even […]

Political Briefs Top stories Amanda Renteria, Hillary Clinton’s political director, brings key lessons for her own (losing) campaign – The most prized credential of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s political director may not be her connections on Capitol Hill, her experience courting the crucial Latino vote or the diversity she brings as the child of a Mexican […]

Political Briefs Top stories On climate, a rough road ahead for California — Nearly a decade ago, California policymakers, facing a frightening future of shriveling snow packs and rising seas, created the nation’s most aggressive program to combat global warming. The 2006 law mandated broad reductions of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Now, as the […]

Political Briefs Top stories Over half of new California driver’s licenses go to undocumented immigrants — More than half of the driver’s licenses California has issued in 2015 have gone to residents living in the country illegally, reflecting the popularity of a new law extending licenses to people regardless of residency status. Sacramento Bee article; […]

Political Briefs Top stories  California drought bill roils Capitol Hill waters – A Republican-drafted California water bill approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday now faces a serious test in the Senate and beyond. McClatchy Newspapers article; LA Times article; AP article; KVPR report; ‘Reaction to House passage of Valadao drought bill’ in Hanford […]

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 House GOP’s water bill still a long way from port — Four years into California’s latest devastating drought, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday will pass another catch-all water […]

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 Opponents of new California vaccination law begin referendum drive — Opponents of a new California law mandating vaccinations for more children were cleared by the state Tuesday to begin collecting […]

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 charts lower voter turnout by California’s Latinos, Asians — A major reason for California’s record-low voter turnout last year was the extremely low rate of voting by the state’s […]

Political Briefs Top stories  California legislation would allow work permits for farmworkers here illegally – Frustrated by Washington’s inaction on immigration issues, California lawmakers are considering a measure to allow work permits for farmworkers living in the country illegally. LA Times article  Union says initiative allows future pension cuts — A union coalition contends that […]

Political Briefs Top stories  Ballot measure threatens California water tunnels plan — In recent months, signature gatherers paid by Dean Cortopassi, a wealthy Stockton-area farmer and food processor, have started circulating an initiative to force large public works projects – Brown’s tunnels included – to go before voters for approval. The measure is expected to […]