WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was a dominant force in the 2018 midterm elections as attitudes toward the polarizing leader influenced the decisions of more than 6 in 10 voters. Nearly 40 percent of voters cast their ballots to express opposition to the president, according to AP VoteCast, a national...
AP Survey: Health Care, Immigration High on Voters’ Minds
WASHINGTON — Health care and immigration were high on voters' minds as they cast ballots in the midterm elections, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate conducted by The Associated Press. AP VoteCast also shows a majority of voters considered President Donald Trump a factor in their votes....
GOP Aims to Keep Senate Control, Aided by Trump-Friendly Map
WASHINGTON — Republicans aimed to retain Senate control in Tuesday's voting and renew their role as guardians of President Donald Trump's conservative agenda, banking on a lopsided electoral map that imperiled far more Democratic seats to offset Trump's deeply divisive effect on voters. Democrats' longshot prospects for capturing a Senate...
A Fresnan Will Represent District 8 in State Senate. Who Will It Be?
Here is one election prediction you can take to the bank: For the first time in 12 years, a Fresnan will represent what is now District 8 in the California Senate. That is because both candidates, Andreas Borgeas and Paulina Miranda, live in Fresno. Borgeas, a Fresno County supervisor, faces...
Young People Are Looking for Younger Leaders: Poll
WASHINGTON — Young people are looking for a change this election season — a generational change. A poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV found that most Americans ages 15 to 34 think voting in the midterm elections gives their generation some say about how...
California 'Obamacare' Premiums To Rise 8.7 Percent in 2019
SACRAMENTO — Monthly health insurance premiums sold under former President Barack Obama's health care law will rise by an average of 8.7 percent in 2019, less than the double-digit increases seen in each of the past two years and in other states. The boost would be closer to 5 percent...
5G Promises Blazing Fast Speeds and Smarter Cities
The capabilities of the wireless devices we use every day for entertainment, staying in touch and managing so many other aspects of our daily lives is about to take a quantum leap forward. The rollout of 5G technology has begun, promising future speeds up to 1000 times faster than the...
Teachers Deserve More Pay, Respect: Zakaria
Teachers in states across the country have walked out of classrooms in recent months to draw attention to low wages and a lack of support from lawmakers — and by extension, the voting public. In his May 18 commentary, Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria says the teaching profession has become...
Buffetcare Health Insurance, Anyone? How About Amazoncare?
Obamacare is being reduced to a faint pulse. Trumpcare isn't fully formed, and likely will never be. So why wouldn't three American billionaires put their ingenuity and their bankrolls into creating a health insurance company to service the needs of their employees? Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimon delivered...
Buffetcare Health Insurance, Anyone? How About Amazoncare?
Obamacare is being reduced to a faint pulse. Trumpcare isn't fully formed, and likely will never be. So why wouldn't three American billionaires put their ingenuity and their bankrolls into creating a health insurance company to service the needs of their employees? Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimon delivered...