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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...

Costa Gets Feisty on Election Challenge While Home for Holiday

Poll: More Americans Worry About Flu Than New Virus

California Will Pay Millions to Settle Suit Claiming It Violated Childrens’ Rights by Not Teaching Them to Read

Strong Support for Trump’s Water Order from Valley Congressmen

Fresno Unified Lags Neighbor Districts in School Psychologist Hires

‘Opportunity Fresno’ Links Investors With Projects in Low-Income Zones

The New Thing for California Politicians? Sweet Charity

Facing Doctor Shortage, Will California Give Nurse Practitioners More Authority to Treat Patients?

Garoppolo Must Deal With Seattle Crowd Noise for 1st Time

Blackwell Is on the Mark in Victory Over Air Force

For Napoli Fans, the Team Is a Religion and Maradona Is God

Burger King Breaks the Mold With New Advertising Campaign

Walters: Voters Face Hundreds of Local Tax Measures

Front-Runner Sanders Gets It All Wrong: Opinion

Walters: A Strange Bedfellows Alliance on Bail

The New Thing for California Politicians? Sweet Charity

Video: Alonzo vs. Maxwell in GV Wire City Council Forum

ICYMI: ‘How Not to Die’ by Dr. Michael Greger

Video: Dyer vs. Janz in GV Wire Mayoral Forum

Rabbi Rosove: Two-State Solution Only Road to Peace for Israel, Palestine

Dems Kick off Iowa Caucuses Amid Worry Over Beating Trump

Sanders vs. Bloomberg Scenario Is Like a Jewish Joke Turned Ominously Real

Debate Night Brawl: Bloomberg, Sanders Attacked by Rivals

Sanders Surges Into National Lead in New Post-ABC Poll

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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