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 GOP blocks Democratic legislative supermajorities – Republicans scored a major election victory on Friday by blocking Democratic supermajorities in both houses of the Legislature after flipping an Assembly seat in […]

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 CD16: Costa needs Fresno’s help if he wants to beat Tacherra and stay in Congress – For Costa, that part of his old district, which is now part of his new district, […]

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 CD16: Political parties scratching heads over Costa-Tacherra shocker – Not a single person steeped in the world of federal politics saw this coming. Not the political pundits of the Washington Beltway. Not […]

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 Valadao wins second term; Tacherra holds surprising lead over Costa – Hanford Republican David Valadao won a second term in Congress on Tuesday night, getting a concession before 11 p.m. from his […]

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 GOP puts millions toward independent spending in legislative races – The Californian Republican Party has spent millions this election on independent spending campaigns in pivotal legislative races, a tactic that enabled […]

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 Sleeping giant: GOP can’t afford to ignore Latinos’ future relevance, but for now onus is on Dems – Kern County is center stage in the nation’s courtship dance with Latino voters. […]

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 California lawmakers’ campaign credit-card spending often lacks disclosure, Sacramento Bee review finds –  A first-ever review of lawmakers’ credit-card spending by The Sacramento Bee found that many lawmakers provided only the barest […]

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 CD21: Outside group, DCCC spend for Renteria in closing days of race vs. Valadao – With Tuesday’s election coming fast, an independent group and the Democratic National Campaign Committee are spending money […]

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  Poll: Voters support water bond, against health-related ballot measures – California voters have turned against two health-related measures on Tuesday’s ballot while majorities continue to support a water infrastructure bond and […]

Political Briefs Top stories Field Poll: Tight race for schools chief – The contest to become California’s top education official is the state’s most competitive statewide race, with a new Field Poll showing a virtual tie between incumbent Tom Torlakson and challenger Marshall Tuck. Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, a Republican, trails Democratic Board of Equalization member […]