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Frustration mounts as Calif. mapmakers set for Monday Congressional showdown
Following a weekend completely reshaping California's congressional map and making little progress, citizen commissioners have one day to finalize a map.
Fresno Co. facing possible suit over lack of updated voter rolls
Fresno County is under fire for removing a low number of voter registrations during four-year period, potentially in breach of Federal election laws.
Magsig, Fresno Co. Supervisor, launches bid to replace Nunes
The race for Devin Nunes’ soon-to-be vacated Congressional seat is heating up.
Borgeas kicks off Republican rush to replace Nunes, opens fundraising committee
The mad Republican rush is on in the San Joaquin Valley.
With Nunes retiring from Congress, here’s a look ahead to what’s next.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) will retire at the conclusion of his current and 10th term in Congress, his office told constituents on Monday.
Calif. mapmakers run into Valley buzzsaw over Assembly lines: not enough Hispanics to go around
The push by Valley-based advocates to juice Latino-majority Assembly districts into supermajorities fell well short on Wednesday as California's Redistricting Commission struggled to find paths forward.
Tackling an affordability crisis, Harder presses Sacramento to drop Calif.’s pricey gas tax
Candidates jockeying for Congress next year are once again met with a key maxim: "It's the economy, stupid." One Valley Democrat is looking to get ahead of the curve.
“Completely racist”: Calif. mapmakers hear blowback over Harder, allies’ Valley map gambit
"The dozens of calls from Stanislaus County over the last week needs to be called out for what they are: an attempt by a sitting Congressman to influence the redistricting process," a caller said.
Another changing of the guard on the Kern Co. Board of Supervisors on the horizon? Here’s what we know.
Could one of Kern County's most senior lawmakers be heading for the exits?
Valley’s progressives fume over Calif. maps. Lack of Valley voice is at center of equation.
Much of the hand-wringing from commentators and progressive advocates in recent days have centered on mismatched Valley communities and Hail Mary efforts to radically reverse the drafts.
