It was hardly a secret that the spending plan the California Legislature passed in July did not end the state's fiscal catastrophe. It wasn't until Wednesday, however, that the state got a clear sense of how large that catastrophe has become.
Thumbs up to Fresno County farmer John Diener, awarded California's 2009 Leopold Conservation Award. The $10,000 award is named in honor of conservationist Aldo Leopold and is presented annually in seven states to private landowners who practice exem
It may turn out that getting the $11.1 billion state water bond on next November's ballot was the easy part. The biggest problem for bond backers is opponents will have a year to raise doubts in voters' minds about the wisdom of borrowing that m
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is accused of murdering 13 people (12 of whom were soldiers) and wounding another 30 at Fort Hood, Texas. It was not the first, nor will it be the last, domestic terrorist incident since Sept. 11, 2001.
Longtime Fresno lawyer Phil Fullerton says it's the right decision to hold the trials of the five terrorists in federal court in New York: "Political attacks on the Obama administration's decision to hold the trial of five terrorists in federal...read more »
California Attorney General Jerry Brown ruled Thursday that the California Citizens Compensation Commission can cut the salaries of state lawmakers, setting in motion an 18% pay cut for members of the Assembly and Senate. The salary reduction will take effect...read more »
The news is not good for President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats on the political front. Obama's popularity has dropped below 50% in public opinion polls and independents, who often provide the margin of victory in national elections, aren't backing...read more »
The Obama administration has chosen the wrong New York venue to try five co-conspirators in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Instead of a Manhattan courtroom less than a mile from the site of where the World Trade Center stood,
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