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:  A big test of Latino enthusiasm – Amanda Renteria, a Stanford and Harvard graduate who went on to work for a U.S. senator from Michigan, was heavily courted by the Democratic […]

Political Briefs Top stories Bullet train just a blur in California governor’s race –  At $68 billion, California’s bullet train is the nation’s largest infrastructure project and arguably Gov. Jerry Brown’s biggest initiative. Even so, it received just a few words earlier this year in his State of the State address. It’s also playing little more than […]

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: California Legislature’s partisan balance a big question – With Election Day just a week away and mailed ballots already pouring into election offices, California’s biggest political unknown is the […]

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 Geography, not politics, hurts Central Valley candidates – Mayor Ashley Swearengin’s biggest obstacle in her run for state controller might not be that she’s a Republican in a deep-blue state or a […]

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 Democrat Betty Yee has cash advantage in controller race – Betty Yee, the Democratic candidate for state controller, has a solid fundraising advantage heading into the home stretch of her campaign, […]

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 tries to cover money tracks, Dems say – California Republican Party leaders made dramatic changes to finance records Wednesday, the same day The Modesto Bee reported that Democrats asked for […]

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:  Prop 45 trails, water bond, Jerry Brown up – Support for the Nov. 4 ballot initiative requiring that health insurance rate changes be approved by the state’s elected insurance commissioner […]

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 Online fundraising is boosting candidate war chests in California – An online fundraising revolution has helped propel California congressional candidates to new heights. Take two Democratic challengers for House seats in […]

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. Jerry Brown touts decades of experience on water policy — Gov. Jerry Brown pitched his decades-long political career as an asset in tackling California’s vexing water problems in a […]

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 Democrats’ hopes of Senate supermajority could rest with two districts – The Democrats’ quest to regain their supermajority in the state Senate could be decided next month in an ethnically diverse […]