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21st District House Money: a Look at Cox vs. Valadao

October 21, 2019

Despite his late entry in a rematch for the House seat he once held, David Valadao (R-Hanford) outraised incumbent TJ Cox (D-Fresno) in the third quarter. However, the Cox campaign still has more cash on hand. The contribution list for the two men running f...

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Just Like Texas, California Is Rated ‘Tax Friendly’

gvwire

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...

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 inquiry into President Donald Trump, every member...

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 Howa...

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 the holiday season. by Ben Christopher C...

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. ...

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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 Regency in Sacramento, she sang the praises of th...

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GOP’s Cookingham Likes His Chances in Valley’s Blue CA-16

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21st District House Money: a Look at Cox vs. Valadao

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