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Treasury Unveils Plans to Privatize Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

September 8, 2019

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has unveiled its plan for ending government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two giant mortgage finance companies that nearly collapsed in the financial crisis 11 years ago and were bailed out at a total cost to ...

How a Credit Card Loan’s Fast and Easy Cash Can Cost You

AP News

September 1, 2019

Credit card companies want to turn your unused credit line into cash that you can borrow for things like home improvements or unexpected expenses. But accepting this loan offer may not be the best choice for yo...

As Hedge Funds Fight for Control of PG&E, Here Is How Workers See It

CalMatters

July 16, 2019

As the elected leader of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245, which represents approximately 12,000 frontline utility workers at Pacific Gas & Electric Co., I have paid careful at...

Walters: Bill Reduces Ballot Measure Transparency

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

June 19, 2019

Given their druthers, many government officials would prefer to do their business – our business, actually – behind closed doors and provide sanitized, self-serving versions of their actions after the fact. Dan Walters CALmatters Journalists...

3-2-1-Cookoff! Astronauts to Bake Cookies With New Test Oven

Feds Charge Valley Men With Having Machine Guns

California Boosts Pot Taxes, Shocking Unsteady Industry

Police Chief: I Will Not Rest Until Mass Shooter Suspects Caught

Intervention Is One of Best Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Threats at School

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

Should Fresno Unified Use PLAs to Build Schools?

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

Youngsters Free and Cropper Lead Fresno State Win

Dog Befriends Baby Giraffe After Abandoned in South Africa

Snowboarding Visionary Jake Burton Carpenter Dies at 65

Pollstar Says U2 Top Touring Act Over the Last Decade

Walters: Local Governments Are in Distress

A Better Way: Let’s Give PG&E’s Customers the Reins

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

Listen Up, Maggots! Sgt. Slaughter Rocked Fresno 35 Years Ago

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Islamic Center Dinner To Feature Texas TV Reporter Who Wears a Hijab

Camels in Fresno? That’s Not Bizarre — it’s (the Islamic Center) Bazaar!

Buttigieg Would Pick 1st Female for Veteran's Post

Leading White Democrats Court Black Votes; Some Find Trouble

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

How Eight Presidential Wannabes Pitched Themselves to California Dems

Treasury Unveils Plans to Privatize Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

How a Credit Card Loan’s Fast and Easy Cash Can Cost You

As Hedge Funds Fight for Control of PG&E, Here Is How Workers See It

Walters: Bill Reduces Ballot Measure Transparency

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