31Aug

August 31, 2015

Political Briefs Top stories Time for another water bond? Draft language floating — It hasn’t been a year since Californians approved a $7.5 billion water bond. But with drought still ravaging the state – and Democratic-heavy turnout expected in November 2016 – a former Brown administration official is mulling asking voters to approve a follow-up […]

31Aug

August 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 Historic climate-change bills in California go down to the wire — With the deadline for lawmakers to finish their work less than two weeks away, Gov. Jerry Brown and state […]

31Aug

August 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.edu! Political Briefs Top stories Jerry Brown, Senate Democrats find unlikely fight on climate bills — With two weeks before the legislative session ends, senators are floating amendments to their proposals in an effort to […]

28Aug

August 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 Jean Fuller’s ascension cements region as GOP power base — Bakersfield Republican Jean Fuller was elected Thursday as state Senate minority leader, more than two months ahead of her originally […]

27Aug

August 27, 2015

Political Briefs Top stories  California voters support increasing tobacco tax, raising minimum wage —  About two-thirds of California voters support increasing the state cigarette tax by $2 a pack, and a similar percentage would back a minimum wage hike to $15 an hour, according to a Field Poll released Wednesday. Sacramento Bee article; KQED report […]

26Aug

August 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 Field Poll: Californians increasingly keen on boosting health care for unauthorized immigrants — California voters’ support for extending health care coverage to people in the state illegally is gaining ground, […]

25Aug

August 25, 2015

Political Briefs Top stories California officials eying stock market plunge, hoping it won’t last – As the market continued its drop Monday, officials began glancing around for their seat belts. More than most states, California depends heavily on taxing the wealthy, pulling about half its income tax revenue from just 1% of residents in recent […]

24Aug

August 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 George Skelton: Legislature’s action on ‘right to die’ bill is fair and square – They’re making lots of sausage now in the California Legislature as it rushes to adjourn for […]

24Aug

August 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 Cathleen Decker: Democratic women seek to regain lost ground in Sacramento – In an alarming turn for the state’s dominant political party, women are vanishing from its legislative ranks, traditionally […]

24Aug

August 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.edu! Political Briefs Top stories Federal judge orders Obama administration to release detained mothers and children – A federal judge ruled late Friday night that the Obama administration has just over two months to begin […]