20Apr

April 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.edu. Political Briefs Top stories Money shapes power of Capitol committees — A KQED and Maplight.org analysis of data, along with interviews with current and former lawmakers, shows that the most powerful committee chairs in the […]

20Apr

April 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.edu. Political Briefs Top stories California vaccine legislation spurs legal debate over right to education — California’s Constitution spells out the right to a free public education, and lawmakers have fortified that guarantee over the […]

20Apr

April 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.edu. Political Briefs Top stories Pot startup donates $2 million in bid to legalize marijuana in California – One of California’s largest marijuana-related apps is donating $2 million toward the drive to legalize weed in […]

17Apr

April 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.edu. Political Briefs Top stories KQED Political Muscle:  For California’s powerful, following the law often means writing it yourself — Cooley is one of dozens of legislators who introduce “sponsored bills,” legislation instigated by outside […]

16Apr

April 16, 2015

Political Briefs Top stories California vaccine bill stalls as parents worry about keeping students in school — Bowing to concerns from parents and lawmakers that children would be denied a public education, a state Senate committee Wednesday held off voting on a bill requiring most parents to vaccinate their children as a condition of enrolling […]

15Apr

April 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.edu. Political Briefs Top stories With legalization possible, pot growers become lobbyists — California’s marijuana farmers have existed in a legal gray area during the 18 years since the state became the first to allow […]

14Apr

April 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.edu. Political Briefs Top stories  John Myers: Clear poll, murky politics on California’s teacher tenure laws — It’s a risky proposition for politicians to sit on the sidelines when public frustration or anger mounts over […]

13Apr

April 13, 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 State lawmakers take aim at UC brass’ lofty salaries – State lawmakers from both parties are sending the University of California an angry message by advancing a bill to cap compensation for […]

13Apr

April 12, 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 Gov. Brown confirms change in water tunnels plan — Gov. Jerry Brown confirmed Saturday that his administration has changed its permitting approach for his controversial plan to build a pair […]

13Apr

April 11, 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 Escalating water wars: California Politics Podcast — This week, we tackle the ongoing state response to California’s drought (are almonds really the state’s enemy No. 1?).  We also discuss the […]