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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...

Thanks to Storm, Fresno Rainfall Climbs to 70% of Normal

Pandemic Shuttered Thousands of Local Businesses. Yet $1.5M in Relief Funds Go Unclaimed.

Virus Taking Hold in Rural, Old Plantation Region of Alabama

Hello and Welcome: Robot Waiters to the Rescue Amid Virus

Forecast Model: California Can Relax Social Distancing in Mid-May

Pandemic Shuttered Thousands of Local Businesses. Yet $1.5M in Relief Funds Go Unclaimed.

Community Medical Centers Says 2 Masks + 6 Feet Apart = No COVID-19 Exposure

Eviction Protection Bill Will Trigger Commercial Mortgage Crisis: Opponents

Big and Small, Local Gyms Prepping to Reopen Doors

Here’s One Sport That COVID-19 Couldn’t Stifle

Merced Lawmaker Pitches Legalized Sports Betting in California

Don’t Bring a Corkscrew — Fresno State’s Tailgate Wines Soon in Cans

Walters: Recession Freezes Ambitious Agenda

Want a Real Education, California Students? Go on Strike!

Walters: The SF-LA Economic Gap Is Growing Wider

Opinion: COVID-19’s Fifth Column — American Health Choices

Fresno Islamic Center Offers Its Site to Help Meet COVID-19 Health Care Needs

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Joe Biden Picks Vetting Team as He Searches for Running Mate

This 2020 Presidential Forecast Says Trump Faces Historic Defeat Due to Terrible Economy

Battered California Republicans See Hope in Rare House Win

Biden Hires Chávez Granddaughter to Help on Latino Outreach

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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