Top stories Where in the world are San Joaquin Valley lawmakers traveling? – Foreign travel can be a two-edged sword for San Joaquin Valley lawmakers, who broaden their horizons but may risk criticism if they overdo it. McClatchy Newspapers article Some California lobbyist employers cranked up spending this year — Trade associations, unions and other lobbyist employers spent […]
Political Stories Top stories California Supreme Court seems likely to allow parole ballot measure to move ahead — The California Supreme Court appeared inclined Thursday to clear the way for a November ballot measure allowing the early release of some prison inmates. The case carries high stakes for the state’s criminal justice system and Gov. Jerry Brown’s political legacy. […]
Political Stories Top stories Jerry Brown raises California smoking age to 21, tightens vaping rules — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday enacted California’s most significant new tobacco regulations in decades, signing laws that will place tight restrictions on use of the increasingly popular e-cigarette and make California the second state to raise its smoking age to […]
Political Stories Top stories California marijuana legalization initiative has the signatures — The California campaign to legalize recreational marijuana will announce at a formal kickoff Wednesday that proponents have collected enough signatures to place the initiative on the fall ballot. Sacramento Bee article; LA Times article Political tension ramp up at hearing on Newsom’s gun control initiative – Backers […]
Political Stories Top stories Democrats think this might be the year Jerry Brown loosens his grip on state spending – Gov. Jerry Brown has long warned that the state’s budget bonanza of recent years, fueled by a windfall of income tax revenues, is destined to sputter out — a mantra that’s helped deflect many of his fellow Democrats‘ spending demands. But […]
Guests: Ross Brown (LAO), Dan Walters (Sac Bee), John Howard (Capitol Weekly), Bill McEwen (Fresno Bee Opinion Page Editor), Prof. Nate Monroe (UC Merced Poli Sci Dept. Chair), Paul Hurley (fmr. editor of the Visalia Times Delta). Host: Mark Keppler, Executive Director of The Maddy Institute.
Guests: Judy Lin (Cal Matters Reporter), Dr. Todd Oto (Superintendent of the Visalia Unified School District) and Michael Johnston (Associate Superintendent for Administrative Services, Clovis Unified School District). Host: Mark Keppler, Maddy Institute Executive Director.
Political Stories Top stories Chukchansi Park proves to be potent political issue in Fresno elections — Fresno’s 12,500-seat stadium at Tulare and H streets, it is widely agreed, is a diamond in the downtown rough and a beautiful place to watch baseball on one of the city’s hot summer evenings. It also is a drag on […]
Political Stories Top stories Dan Walters: California gets full 2016 treatment — The circus of the absurd – otherwise known as the 2016 presidential campaign – has set up its tents in California for a five-week run. Walters column in Sacramento Bee Road tax, Crow Landing plan come up in Stanislaus supervisors race – Three-term Supervisor Jim DeMartini […]
Political Stories Top stories Jerry Brown gives counties $16.3 million more for election costs – Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that directs $16.29 million to counties to help pay for expected high turnout in the June 7 presidential primary and to process a coming deluge of petitions from groups seeking to qualify November ballot measures, including […]
