TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional Politics: Better air, more jobs seen with $70M climate grant given to Fresno Fresno Bee A new Fresno City College satellite campus in southwest Fresno is the flagship project in a package of plans that won a $70 million grant from the California Strategic Growth Council on Tuesday. The council […]
Month: January 2018
January 30, 2018
Top Policy/Political Stories Local/Regional State Federal Additional information on the following topics Agriculture/Food Criminal Justice/Public Safety Economy/ Jobs Education Environment/Energy Health/Human Services Immigration Land Use/Housing Public Finances Transportation Water “Xtra“ Editorials TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional Politics: Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship – Deadline Fast Approaching – Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships Due […]
January 29, 2018
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional Politics: State scores Temperance Flat dam project at a big fat zero. Boosters are pushing back Fresno Bee An application for $1 billion of state bond money to build Temperance Flat dam east of Fresno scored a dismal zero from the California Water Commission on the cost-benefit ratio, potentially […]
Government Waste: Who You Gonna Call?
Guest: California State Auditor Elaine Howle
January 26, 2018
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional Politics: New program donated by Wonderful Company KernGoldenEmpire.com The Makerspace combines science, technology, engineering, art and math through student inquiry. Made possible by a $10,000 grant from The Wonderful Company, in the three months it’s been open the Makerspace has had a big impact on students. Community feedback sparks ideas for […]
January 25, 2018
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional Politics: Senate intelligence panel denied access to Nunes memo CNN Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr’s staff has not been given access to a classified memo drafted by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, a sign of how closely House Republicans are guarding allegations of Justice Department wrongdoing over […]
January 24, 2018
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Receive the Maddy Daily in your inbox every morning! To subscribe or unsubscribe, please send an email to Program Coordinator at mjeans@csufresno.edu Local/Regional Politics: Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship – Deadline Fast Approaching – Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships Due Friday, March 16th, 2018 The Maddy Institute Through the generosity of The Wonderful Company, […]
January 23, 2018
Top Policy/Political Stories Local/Regional State Federal Additional information on the following topics Agriculture/Food Criminal Justice/Public Safety Economy/ Jobs Education Environment/Energy Health/Human Services Immigration Land Use/Housing Public Finances Transportation Water “Xtra“ Editorials TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional Politics: Valley air district receives $88 million from CARB for reducing emissions Bakersfield Californian The San Joaquin […]
January 22, 2018
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Receive the Maddy Daily in your inbox every morning! To subscribe or unsubscribe, please send an email to Program Coordinator at mjeans@csufresno.edu Local/Regional Politics: Secret House Republican (Nunes) memo causes new rifts over Russia investigation Los Angeles Times Conservative Republicans are pushing to release a memo containing classified information about the federal investigation […]
Are Education Reforms & Charter Schools the Answer?
Guests: California State Auditor Elaine Howle; Laura Hill with the Public Policy Institute of California; Dan Walters with CalMatters