Political Briefs Top stories Hope – and some anxiety – as immigrants seek new California driver’s licenses — Signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2013 after more than 15 years of lobbying by immigrant advocates, AB 60 requires applicants to prove only their identity and California residency, rather than their legal presence in the state. […]

Political Briefs Top stories The most important new California laws in 2015 — New year, new rules. More than 900 new laws are hitting the books in 2015. Here’s our annual list of the most important and/or interesting, as picked by KQED news, science, health, and politics and government editors. KQED report Bill Whalen: New Year’s […]

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 John Myers: A toast to 2014’s top California political stories — It was, well, an odd even-numbered year.  Statewide elections usually spark some big stories and important debates, but 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 farmers worry immigration plan will deplete workforce – Farmers already scrambling to find workers in California — the nation’s leading grower of fruits, vegetables and nuts — fear an […]

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 plastic bag ban referendum has enough signatures, backers say — Extending the fight over California’s ban on single-use plastic bags, manufacturers and other opponents of the law on Monday […]

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   State’s ballot initiative process remade, and both parties agree — After more than a century in California’s political spotlight, the state’s initiative process will be getting a major revise […]

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 Proposition 2: Rainy-day fund or ticking time bomb? — Characterized as a backup “rainy day fund” when it went before voters in November, Proposition 2 is a ticking time bomb […]

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 Californians to Watch in 2015: Kevin McCarthy leads emboldened congressional Republicans — Eight years ago, then-Assemblyman Kevin McCarthy was leading fellow Republicans in Sacramento, clawing for relevance in a Capitol […]

Political Briefs Top stories California gears up for migrant driver’s licenses — While tens of thousands of immigrants living in the country illegally are gearing up to apply for a long-sought driver’s license in California starting Jan. 2, others are being urged to think twice.  AP article Politicians use ‘ghost campaigns’ to fight specter of […]

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 George Skelton: Asking Santa for politicians with guts —  We can all dream, so here’s my wish list for Christmas gifts. At the top of the list is a state […]