Political Stories Top stories Jerry Brown proposes $170 billion budget that bolsters reserves, school spending — Gov. Jerry Brown, issuing a $170.6 billion state spending plan Thursday, proposed billions of dollars in new funding for schools, climate change programs and services for the elderly and disabled. But the fourth-term governor, who took office amid a recession […]
Political Stories Top stories Gov. Jerry Brown’s state budget is set to include a revised healthcare tax – In an effort to break a political and policy logjam, Gov. Jerry Brown will unveil a state budget that revamps a controversial tax on health plans to avoid jeopardizing federal healthcare dollars. LA Times article George Skelton: Let the governor fill vacant […]
Political Stories Top stories CD 21: Huerta brings name recognition to congressional race — Emilio Huerta is running for the 21st Congressional District. The Bakersfield attorney, with roots in the United Farm Workers union and the social justice movement, will face off against poorly funded fellow Democrat Daniel Parra and the incumbent Republican from Hanford, Rep. […]
Political Stories Top stories Top 10 political stories to watch in 2016 – 2016 is shaping up to be a perfect political storm in California, the kind of year historians look back on with wonder. Not only will there likely be a tsunami of ballot measures in November, but also many will come with national implications, media attention and […]
Political Stories Top stories Dan Walters: Elections will top new year — Since 2016 is a number divisible by 2, this is also an election year, and that biennial fact will dominate – and perhaps distort – California politics in the forthcoming months. Walters column in Sacramento Bee California politicos to watch in 2016 — As 2016 dawns […]
Nicolas served as a Maddy Legislative Intern with former Assemblymember Linda Halderman during the Summer of 2011 in Sacramento. Nicolas graduated in 2011 with a Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy and following that volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate(C.A.S.A.) and worked as a law clerk in an immigration law firm. The Kenneth L. Maddy […]
Jennifer Lugo served as a Maddy Legislative Intern with former Congressman George Radanovich at his Fresno office in 2002 researching casework for local veterans and active duty military. Jennifer graduated with a BA in History/Minor in Political Science in 2002, following with a MA in History from Fresno State in 2005. The Maddy Institute provided […]
Brandon interned in the Spring of 2006 at the office of Senator Barbara Boxer in Fresno. He earned his undergraduate degree in political science, with a minor in economics, from California State University, Fresno, where he graduated cum laude and then went to earn his J.D. from the University of San Diego. My most […]
Dyoni Cole interned at Fresno’s City Attorney’s Office in 2002. After her internship Dyoni went on to earn her MBA from University of Phoenix, and her DBA from Argosy University. On her exit statement she said about her internship that: “… the program played a huge role in the creation of my foundation and that […]
Holly Carter interned in the Fall of 2007 and Spring of 2008 at the office of Congressman George Radanovich in Fresno. After serving her internship, Holly was recruited to be Executive Director for the Fresno Co. Republican Party. There she gained national recognition for implementing leadership development, intern and marketing programs and led record fundraising […]
