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Just Like Texas, California Is Rated ‘Tax Friendly’

October 8, 2019

Kiplinger, a personal finance publication, has assembled a detailed summary of state taxes on income, property, and everything you buy. While not landing among the Top 10 most-tax friendly states, California received Kiplinger's "tax-friendly" designation —...

Conservatives Clap Back Against California in Court — Twice

CalMatters

October 4, 2019

It was a busy Tuesday for GOP-affiliated courtroom battles against the state of California. In the morning, conservatives sued the state claiming it was failing to “ensure that non-citizens are never placed ...

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Costa Talks Trump, Impeachment, and the Dem Contenders

Bill McEwen

October 2, 2019

As Washington Post reporter Robert Costa sees it, members of Congress — Democrats and Republicans alike — are on the same mission during their recess. With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi advancing an impeachment...

Slatic Opponents Looking for Cash to Fuel Recall Campaign

Nancy Price

September 18, 2019

The campaign to recall Fresno Unified trustee Terry Slatic will take another step forward Sunday with a kickoff fundraiser. "An Evening of Food, Music & Wonderful People" will be held in the home of Howard and Christine Watkins at 1785 W. Dovewood Lane ...

Behind Newsom’s Break with Democrats on Environmental ‘Trump Insurance’ Bill

CalMatters

September 16, 2019

In a break with the Democratic-controlled Legislature, Gov. Gavin Newsom sided with farmers and water agencies Saturday by rejecting legislation aimed at blocking the Trump administration from rolling back enda...

A Million Independent Voters Risk Being Irrelevant in California’s Presidential Primary

CalMatters

June 24, 2019

Presidential challengers hoping to glide to victory through California’s newly relevant primary, a heads-up: Your electoral fate may hinge on convincing enough left-leaning millennials to send postcards over th...

Fact Check: Trump’s Falsehoods on Electoral College, Border Wall

AP News

June 17, 2019

WASHINGTON — An eye toward his 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump is turning to a familiar playbook of exaggerated boasts about economic performance and overdrawn complaints about a race tilted against him. He insisted the Electoral College gives Democra...

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For ‘Hard-to-Count’ California, 2020 Census Poses Huge Challenges and Carries Big Stakes

CalMatters

April 30, 2019

Diego San Luis Ortega was a toddler when his parents brought him to California from Veracruz, Mexico. Now 22 and a “Dreamer” who is protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals po...

California’s War on Plastic Pollution Targets Tiny Hotel Toiletries

CalMatters

April 24, 2019

Sarah Enemark of Contra Costa County says she doesn’t travel often, but when she does, she typically forgets to bring her own toiletries. So on a recent weekend, chatting outside the bustling lobby of the Hyatt...

‘Federal Government Really Jacked Us’: How Trump’s Tax Cuts Are Working out for Californians

CalMatters

April 13, 2019

For communications professor Jason Jarvis and his wife, Jun, California just got more expensive. The Inglewood couple, who last year paid $16,000 in state and local taxes, were only able to deduct $10,000 of it from their federal taxes this year. Judy L...

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Bill Giving Protections to 'Gig Workers' Sent to Governor

Study: California’s Big July Quakes Strain Major Fault

16th District House Race: Costa vs. Soria Fundraising

America Loves Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Meet Inventor at Fresno CC.

Newsom Wanted to Go Bold on Housing. Have He and Lawmakers Delivered so Far?

US Single-Family Homebuilding Ticks up, Apartments Fall

In ‘SIM Swap,’ Criminals Really Have Your Number

Analysis: Why Is Your Cable Bill So High? The Experts Break It Down

Family: Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ Singer, Dies

America Loves Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Meet Inventor at Fresno CC.

UCLA Names Track After Kingsburg Great Rafer Johnson and Wife

Giant Plane That Led POW Rescue Mission Coming to Castle Air Museum

Brand's Police Chief Choice Reflects His Integrity, Not a Charade

Opinion: Valley Should Not Be Held Captive to PG&E Failures

Gideon Levy: ‘The Two-State Solution has Left the Station’

Newsom’s First Rodeo: In Year One, Governor Bucks Both Trump and Brown

Muslim Youth Have a Place to Call Their Own at My Deen

Trump Explains His Pillars of Policy Home and Abroad

Can You Hear Us Now? Give the GV Wire ‘Listen’ Feature a Try.

NW Fresno Council Candidates Clash Over Police, Homeless

Vow to Ban Assault Weapons Gives O’Rourke Debate Breakout

16th District House Race: Costa vs. Soria Fundraising

Debate Takeaways: Warren Attacked, 70s Club Avoids Age Issue

AP FACT CHECK: Dems Flub Details on Guns, Syria in Debate

Just Like Texas, California Is Rated ‘Tax Friendly’

Conservatives Clap Back Against California in Court — Twice

Costa Talks Trump, Impeachment, and the Dem Contenders

Slatic Opponents Looking for Cash to Fuel Recall Campaign

Behind Newsom’s Break with Democrats on Environmental ‘Trump Insurance’ Bill

A Million Independent Voters Risk Being Irrelevant in California’s Presidential Primary

Fact Check: Trump’s Falsehoods on Electoral College, Border Wall

For ‘Hard-to-Count’ California, 2020 Census Poses Huge Challenges and Carries Big Stakes

California’s War on Plastic Pollution Targets Tiny Hotel Toiletries

‘Federal Government Really Jacked Us’: How Trump’s Tax Cuts Are Working out for Californians