Political Stories Top stories Fresno State survey: Nearly half of Valley adults worry about deportations for family or friends — Nearly half of adults in the central San Joaquin Valley say they are worried a family member or close friend could be deported by immigration officers, according to survey findings released Wednesday by Fresno State’s Institute for […]
Political Stories – Top stories Dan Walters: Oroville Dam secrecy helps further erode trust for big state projects — Oroville is another example of California’s tarnished record in recent decades of building and maintaining major infrastructure. A classic example is the replacement of the eastern third of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that took decades to […]
Political Stories – Top stories Republicans howl as lawmakers jam through deals linked to gas tax, fee increases — Brushing aside Republican criticism that the legislation broke state law, Assembly Democrats gave final approval Monday to a pair of measures that helped secure the passage of billions in gasoline tax and vehicle fee increases for road […]
Political Stories Top stories Dan Walters: It’s time to abolish California’s dysfunctional tax board — The Board of Equalization’s rationale for being expired decades ago, and the recent revelations just underscore that to the larger public. It’s time for it to vanish. Walters column in Sacramento Bee George Skelton: It’s time for California […]
Political Stories – Top stories John Myers: To know whether California’s budget will balance, watch this month’s tax collections — Here’s a nifty, if not mind-blowing, way to think about all the tax dollars showing up right now in Sacramento: Over the past week, California collected about $8 billion in state income taxes — more money […]
Political Stories – Top stories Trump can’t ‘intimidate’ California in sanctuary crackdown, state’s top cop says – The U.S. Department of Justice signaled its intent Friday to follow through on a widespread immigration crackdown promised by President Donald Trump, warning “sanctuary” jurisdictions across the nation, including California, that the federal government would withhold law enforcement funds […]
Political Stories – Top stories Senator who voted for gas tax hike says he received death threats after cell number, address shared — The only Republican lawmaker to vote for the controversial $52 billion transportation deal says he received hundreds of angry calls on his personal cellphone and at home, some threatening, the day after the measure passed […]
Political Stories – Top stories Critics hold a town hall to talk issues with Devin Nunes, but he wasn’t there — About 150 people showed up Wednesday to a town hall meeting here to send a message to Rep. Devin Nunes – even if the Tulare Republican decided to skip the meeting and call its organizers […]
Katrina Ruiz interned at the Merced office of Senator Anthony Cannella in the Fall of 2013. Thanks to the Maddy Alumni Network, Katrina learned of the opportunity to be a District Representative in the Merced District Office for Congressman Costa where she is serving now. I am grateful to have been a Maddy Intern, this institution has […]
Barry Heard II interned in the in the office of former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin in the Summer of 2012 and in the office Fresno office of former Assembly member Henry Perea in the Summer of 2013. After his Maddy internships he also interned with Congressman Jim Costa and worked in the California State Assembly. […]
