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Ad Check: Where did Rudy Salas fall on gas tax, minimum wage, and other votes?
Asm. Rudy Salas (D–Bakersfield) has released his latest advertisement in his effort to unseat Rep. David Valadao (R–Hanford) for the 22nd Congressional District.
But a fact check reveals that Salas’s claims do not fully line up with the truth.
In the advertisement, Salas – who has served in the Assembly since 2012 – said he has raised the minimum wage, is lowering the price of medication like insulin and was the only Assembly Democrat to vote “no” on raising the gas tax.
68 days to go, one Valley county leaves voters in the dark about who’s running in November
In 2022, it's become customary to see a list of candidates available online long before sample ballots are mailed. Unless you reside in this county.
Biden inflation plan becomes Calif. Dems’ newest sales pitch. What do their records show?
While Democrats nationally are celebrating the recent passing of the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act, California Democrats running for Congress are trying to use the law as a fundraising springboard.
McCarthy muses on Cox indictment: “What took so long?”
During a swing through Clovis, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy mused on the big ticket topics, from TJ Cox's indictment on fraud charges to Valley Congressional battles.
Report: Ahead of Federal indictment, Cox doled out thousands in campaign funds for criminal lawyers
In the lead-up to his bombshell indictment, former Rep. TJ Cox dipped into his PAC to pay his legal bills. Some lawyers still weren't paid.
A ballot bonanza for Visalia voters as Council, school board races come into focus
Two governing boards in Tulare County are set for to be political hot-beds this November as several candidates have filed to run.
Cox’s arrest, indictment force a reckoning for Dem campaigns: what to do with his “tainted” cash?
After being arrested by Feds, the ex-Congressman's campaign donations are beginning to create a less-than-pleasant aroma for recipients.
Crowded field seeking election to Clovis City Council
With a changing of the guard in store for Clovis City Council, the field of replacements is crowded ahead of the November election.
Progressive Kingsburg Councilwoman will not seek second term
Jewel Hurtado captured national attention via support from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and as a surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Paper backed TJ Cox in 2018. Now it claims he “never passed the smell test” amid arrest
Local newspaper editors are claiming they foresaw Cox's bad business dealings coming. They still endorsed him in 2018.
