Political Stories – Top stories Dan Morain: Jerry Brown plunges ahead on twin tunnels — Jerry Brown is jumping into the deep end, and he’s asking the rest of us to take […]
22Dec
The Maddy Report – Valley Views Edition
20Dec
December 20, 2016
Political Stories- Top stories Cities, counties plan immigrant legal aid after Trump’s win – Major U.S. cities and counties are beefing up legal services for immigrants to help them fight deportation and […]
18Dec
December 18, 2016
Political Stories – Top stories John Myers: The long, cold winter for California’s pension funds is coming — For those who believe that California is in danger of breaking its promise of retirement […]
17Dec
December 17, 2016
Political Stories – Top stories Obama signs water bill; what does it mean for the Delta? – President Barack Obama on Friday signed a massive infrastructure bill designed to control floods, fund […]
12Dec
December 12, 2016
Political Stories – Top stories A problem ‘too big to ignore’ – how years of congressional wrangling led to a water compromise — It took years of negotiations, and the right political […]
11Dec
California’s Economic Summit: Valley Implications
Guest: James Mayer, President and CEO, CA Fwd; Fred Silva, Senior Fiscal Policy Advisor, CA Fwd; Matt Lege, Research Analyst, SEIU UHW; Cathy Martin, VP of Workforce Policy, California Hospital […]
04Dec
State Climate Change Policy: Bad News or Good News for the Valley?
Guests: State Senator Fran Pavley, Rob Lapsley, President of California Business Roundtable, Nathan Alonzo Government Relations Manager – Fresno Chamber of Commerce, Danielle Bergstrom, Director of Gov’t Affairs – City of […]
29Nov
November 29, 2016
Political Stories – Top stories California Democrats got their supermajority. Now what? — Broadening the path to long-sought deals on affordable housing, transportation infrastructure and climate change, California Democrats have again captured […]
27Nov
Prop 13’s Impact on the San Joaquin Valley
Guests: Experts from CA’s Legislative Analyst Office: Brian Uhler and Carolyn Chu, Merced Sun Star and Modesto Bee Editorial Board Editor Mike Dunbar, California State Univ., Fresno political science Professor […]
25Nov
November 25, 2016
Political Stories – Top stories Dan Walters: California’s workers’ compensation overhaul saved bigger bucks — The highly respected Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau, or WCIRB, conducted a comprehensive study of a major overhaul of […]