27Jul

July 25, 2017

TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​   Local/Regional:   In memoriam: Cogdill stood tall for the Valley and California Fresno Bee Dave Cogdill, who died Sunday morning from pancreatic cancer at the age of 66, was the kind of lawmaker that California and the nation desperately needs. He was a man of high principles and character, yet also a legislator who knew […]

27Jul

July 26, 2017

TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​   Local/Regional:   Former California GOP Senate leader Dave Cogdill dies Hanford Sentinel Former California state Sen. Dave Cogdill, whose support for temporary tax increases during the state’s 2009 budget crisis ended his legislative career, has died. The Central Valley Republican died at his home in Manteca on Sunday morning after battling pancreatic […]

27Jul

July 27, 2017

​​​​ TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​   Local/Regional: Sen. Dave Cogdill: He dared to agree with the ‘other side’ Bakersfield California​n Former State Sen. Republican Leader and Maddy Institute Board Chair passed away last Sunday at 66. See also: In Memoriam: Dave Cogdill  Public Policy Institute of California New Rankings: Most & Least Educated Cities — a Tale […]