WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg, who rose from relative obscurity as an Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Sunday. The decision by the first openly gay candidate to seriously contend for the presidency — and among the youngest ever — came...
Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of Obama Health Care Law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election. The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part...
California Voting Changes Raise Concerns for 'Super Tuesday'
SAN FRANCISCO — Major changes to the way people vote have election advocates on edge as Californians cast ballots in a high-profile primary that was moved up from June so the country's most populous state could have a bigger say in picking the Democratic presidential nominee. More than 2.7 million...
Election Security, Integrity Worry Americans, Poll Shows
WASHINGTON — Americans have widespread concerns about the security and integrity of elections, with few saying they have high confidence that votes in the 2020 presidential election will be counted accurately. A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds skepticism about the democratic process in the United States....
Face-Off: Treisman vs. Egan for Fresno County Judge
Former Fresno County District Attorney Elizabeth Egan is squaring off against Douglas Treisman, a senior deputy district attorney, in the lone contested judicial race on the March 3 ballot. Egan served as DA from 2002 through 2014 before Lisa Smittcamp upended her in a contentious election. Treisman has worked in several...
Don't Like Dyer or Janz for Mayor? Alternatives Include a Bill Gates.
Bill Gates is on the ballot for Fresno mayor. Like the man he named himself after, Bill Gates founded a business. But, this Bill Gates is an Egyptian immigrant who runs a security firm. His bank account also has a few less zeroes. Listen to this article: Seven people qualified...
Want to Switch Parties on Election Day? Now You Can.
Voters across California will now be able to change their party affiliation on election day under a new law approved just in time for the March 3 Democratic primary. The change will allow the state’s 5.6 million independent voters to register with a party by signing off on only one...
Mills Says She's Running for 5th Term on Fresno Unified Board
The election is more than eight months away, but Fresno Unified trustee Carol Mills isn't wasting any time. On Monday Mills, who represents Area 5 (Fresno High region) on the board, announced she is seeking re-election. She won her first election to the school board in November 2004. She says...
Costa Slams Soria in TV Ad. Fact-Checking the Claims.
With his latest TV campaign ad, Congressman Jim Costa came out swinging against political rival Esmeralda Soria. Costa accused her of crying poverty while giving herself a pay raise as a member of the Fresno City Council. And, he took shots at her relationship with fiancé and business developer Terance...
Where Should Fresno's Homeless Go? Arias and Dyer Duke It Out.
Mayoral candidate Jerry Dyer and a trio of city councilmembers agree on two things about the homelessness issue in Fresno — it is a crisis and the top issue in the March 3 election. But, in a news conference on Wednesday, the councilmembers criticized Dyer's plan for navigation centers —...