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 Prop 48 revives Californiaâs off-reservation casino debate â Proposition 48, a referendum on two tribal gaming compacts brokered by Gov. Jerry Brown and approved by the Legislature, will ask voters whether […]
Year: 2014
October 18, 2014
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 law enforcement detaining fewer undocumented immigrants â Local law enforcement agencies in California are transferring fewer undocumented immigrants into federal custody, a change occurring as the state implements a new […]
October 17, 2014
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 New report shows wide variation in Valley for Latino voter registration â While 52% of Fresno County residents are Latino, the areaâs congressional districts show varying shares of Latino eligible voters.  Fresno […]
October 16, 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 Incumbents out-raising challengers in three hot House races in state â Incumbents have out-raised challengers in at least three hot congressional races in California, reports filed tonight with the Federal Election […]
October 15, 2014
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 Schools chief race may be electionâs tightest â The statewide election that could end up as one of the closest and most expensive in California this fall is for an office […]
October 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 CD21: This week in 2010 in when Costa-Vidak race exploded; will history repeat itself? â While the prevailing thought is that Hanford Republican David Valadao is fairly safe in his reelection bid […]
October 13, 2014
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 Some California criminals would face lighter sentences under Prop 47 â For decades, California voters have been asked to make tough decisions on how the state handles crime and punishment â from the death […]
October 12, 2014
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 Prop 47 would cut penalties for 1 in 5 criminals in California â One in five California criminals could get a break under proposed new sentencing laws before voters this fall, but […]
October 11, 2014
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: Race heats up with heavy hitters U.S. Chamber (for Valadao) and Hillary Clinton (for Renteria) â The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has endorsed Hanford Republican David Valadao for reelection […]
October 10, 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 Jerry Brown preaches for Prop 2 by talking up bust during boom â Amid an economic boom, Gov. Jerry Brown is reminding voters what it felt like when Californiaâs budget was busted, from the […]