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 SEIU targets Valadao, Denham in online immigration ad campaign — The Service Employees International Union on Tuesday started running digital ads on the immigration issue that target a dozen Republican […]
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 Swearengin in the Brown administration? Rumor comes from circumstantial evidence – Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin is still mulling a run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Barbara Boxer, […]
Political Briefs Top stories Tax overhaul bill would boost California revenue $10 billion a year – Even though a new crop of lawmakers has arrived at the Capitol, some old favorite issues have never left. Notably taxes. Already under discussion this year are tax increases on wealthy people’s incomes, cigarettes, crude oil, commercial property and […]
Political Briefs Top stories San Joaquin Valley farmers reach secret deal in water dispute — A staggering economic and environmental problem festering for three decades in the southern San Joaquin Valley would be addressed by a secret deal reached between the Obama administration and farmers — one that is sounding alarms for Bay Area lawmakers. […]
Political Briefs Top stories California budget plan stays largest the same for health, social services — Even as anti-poverty activists organized protests around the state, Gov. Jerry Brown released a spending plan Friday that would restore few recession-era spending cuts to social services. Brown instead called for restraint, including paying down long-term debt and increasing […]
Political Briefs Top stories Jerry Brown’s budget plan will hold the line on higher education spending — Gov. Jerry Brown plans to propose a $113.3 billion general fund state budget Friday that holds fast in response to the University of California’s threat to raise tuition unless the state gives the university system more money. Sacramento […]
Political Briefs Top stories California income, corporation tax revenue surged in December — California income and corporation tax collections surged in December, pushing estimated tax revenue since July to about $3.6 billion above what lawmakers projected when they approved the current budget, according to preliminary totals compiled by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office. Sacramento […]
Political Briefs Top stories Capitol Hill Californians will push for drought legislation again — Another year, another California water fight. This week, as the 114th Congress commences, lawmakers prepare to revive anti-drought proposals that divided the state last year. Tactics and strategies are still being crafted and the outcome is uncertain, as are the lessons […]
Political Briefs Top stories Gov. Brown takes fourth oath; targets climate change — Forty years after first taking the oath as governor of California, Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in to an historic fourth term Monday, proposing sweeping changes to address global climate change while offering a measured approach to targeting the state’s long-term financial […]
Political Briefs Top stories Key issues for returning California Legislature — There will be no shortage of issues to occupy them. Some of the debates likely to arise this year, such as how California funds public universities and handles medical marijuana, have smoldered for years. Others, such as questions about the new “sharing economy,” reflect […]
