26Jan

January 24, 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 Renteria considers Sacramento – and not D.C. – for her future — With the 2014 election now behind her, Amenda Renteria is looking ahead to 2016 and considering the possibility […]

23Jan

January 23, 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 Barbara Boxer, Kevin McCarthy trade blame over drought bill — Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy are publicly blaming each other over who derailed congressional efforts […]

22Jan

January 22, 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 Sen. Boxer vows no more ‘secret’ talks on California drought bill — Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer on Wednesday set down some markers on California water legislation, denouncing “secret negotiations” and […]

21Jan

January 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 Will two Democrats emerge from next year’s ‘jungle primary’? — If Republican donors sit the Senate race out, it could boost a second Democrat into the run-off. Many of the […]

20Jan

January 20, 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 Dan Walters: ‘Oversight’ needed, but rare today – Legislative leaders occasionally proclaim that they want to do more “oversight” – looking into how well state government agencies are serving the […]

20Jan

January 19, 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 New California Assembly privacy panel is ‘the key committee to watch’ — One of the Assembly’s hottest tickets this legislative session may be a seat on the new Committee on Privacy […]

20Jan

January 18, 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 Emerging state Democratic leaders have little connection to the Valley – The problem for San Joaquin Valley Democrats — who enjoy voter-registration advantages in several districts, yet have lost them […]

20Jan

January 17, 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 Supreme Court agrees to rule on same-sex marriage – Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a […]

16Jan

January 16, 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 On immigration, Denham, Valadao zig where GOP zags — San Joaquin Valley Republican congressmen Jeff Denham and David Valadao are now at the forefront of challenging party orthodoxy on immigration, […]

15Jan

January 15, 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 Republicans Valadao, Denham vote against immigration bill – Valley Republican Reps. David Valadao of Hanford and Jeff Denham of Turlock voted against a House bill Wednesday that would provide nearly […]