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  Major issues remain as California budget deadline nears — Gov. Jerry Brown and his fellow Democrats in the Legislature continue to negotiate on several items in the California state budget […]
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  Democrats push spending plan that relies on higher revenues — With California’s budget deadline a week away, Democratic state lawmakers are using higher revenue estimates to bolster their argument 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  George Skelton: Bills that should live and bills that should die — Last week’s flurry of activity was about meeting the June 5 deadline for bills to pass their house […]
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  Marijuana fact-finding tour the new political field trip — The fact that top officials even made the trek is a sign of how California’s 50,000-plus cannabis farmers are already becoming […]
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  California’s congressional delegation can’t agree on response to drought – The state’s splintered congressional delegation — despite its size and influence — has been stymied by fundamental disagreements over the […]
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  Majority of Californians support mandatory vaccines for schoolchildren — Amid intense debate this year about a proposal to require children to be fully vaccinated before attending public schools, an overwhelming […]
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  California Senate approves health care for undocumented immigrants — A proposal to expand health care to Californians in the country illegally cleared the Senate on Tuesday, passing on a 28-11 […]
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  State Senate backs $13 million minimum wage, disclosure of who provides free trips – The state Senate on Monday passed a bill that would raise California’s $9 minimum wage to […]
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 Dan Walters: Our rights are finally getting attention — It may be convenient for authorities to pile on traffic ticket surcharges, label someone a gang member or seize property. The […]
