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The Fresno County Republican Party is under the microscope for campaign contributions to a Southern California Assembly member that a leading political watchdog said look "suspicious." In the spring of this year, the party's Central Committee received $30,000 from members of a San Diego County family, according to the committee's campaign filings.

Some of the nation's most esteemed scientists will review recent environmental decisions curtailing California irrigation water deliveries, officials affirmed Tuesday.

A health care reform bill could mean millions of dollars for the University of California at Merced's proposed medical school, but the university isn't promised a dime.

Rep. Dan Maffei was among a group of junior members that negotiated to reduce a 2.5 percent tax on medical device manufacturers.

The Obama administration now must figure out whether to let scientists second-guess some key California water delivery decisions.

Health care reform has become a lottery windfall for members of Congress willing to sell their vote in exchange for dollars.

The Washington Post : "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team won a hard-fought victory on Obama's most critical domestic policy agenda item by neutralizing the most potentially toxic political issue well in advance of the final vote, siding with centrists on their preferred version of the public option.

Earlier tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3962, a historic comprehensive health reform proposal, by a vote of 220-215. We thank ALL of California's Democratic Congressional Representatives for voting for this desperately needed comprehensive health reform.

San Joaquin Valley Democratic Reps. Dennis Cardoza and Jerry McNerney voted for, as Cardoza put it, "the greatest improvement to the quality of health care for all Americans since the creation of Medicare." Republican Rep.

Kenneth L. Worley lived in Modesto with a cast on his foot and a past he had fled.

San Joaquin Valley Democrats will feel the heat whichever way they vote on the massive health care package now set for House action as early as Saturday.

John Garamendi as key Republican gubernatorial victories this week in Virginia and New Jersey rattled moderate Democrats before a showdown vote set for Saturday.

When it comes to water, one crooked finger of land creates a political challenge for Rep.

Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper, a politically vulnerable freshman from Erie, Pa., said abortion is the 'one major issue' standing in the way of her vote for the health care reform bill.

Laos, Hmong Students at Arlington National Cemetery with author Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt at Lao Veterans of America Monument, February 2009' Hamilton-Merritt and her book "Tragic Mountains" Were Honored in Washington, D.C., on the 15th Anniversary of its publication 2009-11-03 21:31:25 - Bipartisan support for legislation granting burial benefits ...

Rep. Dennis Cardoza said Friday he'll run for reelection for a fourth term, representing the 18th congressional district.

San Joaquin Valley lawmakers didn't get much of a break this August recess -- and neither did the health-care reform package now awaiting them on Capitol Hill.

Hmong and Laotian war veterans could secure treasured burial spots in U.S. national cemeteries under legislation now being drafted by San Joaquin Valley lawmakers.

As Congress moves closer to passing a comprehensive health care reform bill, the AAFP continues to make a strong case for primary care and family medicine on Capitol Hill, telling lawmakers that health care reform will not succeed without a robust primary care system.

Colonel Wangyee Vang, of the Lao Veterans of America Institute in Fresno, California, has been in Washington, D.C. urging bipartisan support for U.S. Congressman Jim Costa's effort to honor Lao Hmong veterans with burial benefits.