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You better "work on getting a thick skin." That's the advice from retiring Fresno State President Dr. John Welty to his successor at the University. This summer, Welty will retire after serving more than two decades as President of Fresno State. He is the seventh and longest serving President in... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at ABC 30 Blogs
President Barack Obama returns to California tonight (April 3rd) to headline four fundraisers in the Bay Area. The President is basically returning to the campaign trail just months after winning re-election with one purpose: getting Democrats in control of the U.S. House. Two events on Wednesday night benefit the Democratic... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2013 at ABC 30 Blogs
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Just four months after being soundly defeated by David Valadao… Democrat John Hernandez is back on the campaign trail… planning to challenge the Freshman GOP Congressman in 2014. Hernandez lost to Valadao (in rounded numbers) 58% to 42%. He won the vote in only one county in the 21st District…Kern... Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2013 at ABC 30 Blogs
President Obama and Congressional Republicans are both getting the blame for the political stalemate over the $85 billion in automatic federal spending cuts also known as the Sequester. That's the result of a new and exclusive Action News Poll conducted by Survey USA of 600 adults in the Fresno area.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2013 at ABC 30 Blogs
Who is Central California’s most liberal Congressman? Who’s the most conservative Representative? How does your Congressional Rep vote on issues of economic, social, and foreign policy? You may find the answers you’re looking for in the new 2012 Congressional Vote Ratings report from the National Journal. For three decades, one... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2013 at ABC 30 Blogs
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week partially restored the flow of water through the state and federal pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Tracy, after reducing water exports late last year. Why the cutback? The Federal Agency said too many fish were dying in the pumps. The... Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2013 at ABC 30 Blogs
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President Obama calls the country’s immigration policy badly broken and out of date. This week, he pitched his plan for immigration reform to create a more direct path to citizenship for the estimated eleven million undocumented immigrants now living in the U.S. Back in June of 2012, the President gave... Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2013 at ABC 30 Blogs
One month after the November Presidential Election, all the counting is finally complete at Elections offices across the Central Valley and the rest of California. We know that President Obama defeated Governor Romney in California… easily winning the popular vote and capturing the Golden State’s 55 Electoral College votes. Obama... Continue reading
Posted Dec 7, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
Elections are all about votes, numbers, and percentages. For example... 270... the Electoral College votes needed to elect a U.S. President. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen must dream about votes and numbers ... and counting votes. Her office has released a fact sheet regarding the November 2012 General Election... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
After a campaign season that seemed like it would never end.... Election Day is almost here. Everyone will be watching the big race for the White House, but here are a few candidates and issues you may want to keep your eye on as Action News reports the returns on... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
After two previous Presidential Debates, two polls, and two winners... the rubber match in Florida goes to President Obama. That's the result from a new and exclusive Action News Poll taken immediately after the third and final debate Monday night in Boca Raton. California debate watchers responding to an Action... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
DEBATE POLL: Obama wins Round Two Round Two goes to President Obama. That's the result of a new and exclusive statewide Action News Poll conducted by SurveyUSA immediately after the conclusion of the tense and feisty second Presidential Debate between President Obama and Governor Romney at Hofstra University. SurveyUSA interviewed... Continue reading
Posted Oct 16, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
GOP nominee Mitt Romney is the "clear winner" of the first Presidential Debate held October 3rd in Denver. That's according to the statewide results of a new and exclusive Action News Poll conducted by SurveyUSA immediately following the conclusion of the debate between Romney and President Obama. SurveyUSA interviewed 869... Continue reading
Posted Oct 4, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli (left), J. Scott Applewhite, File (right) California’s Senior U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein is running for re-election in November, but don’t expect to see a formal debate on the issues between Feinstein and her Republican challenger, Elizabeth Emken. Emken’s campaign has been keeping a running total of the... Continue reading
Posted Sep 11, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
How would you fix California's budget problems? Supporters believe Prop 31 is the answer. Squeezed in between the tax proposals and crime fighting initiatives on the November 6th ballot is Proposition 31. The LA Times wrote Prop 31 could be California's most important ballot decision in years. Opponents argue Prop... Continue reading
Posted Aug 22, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
You may find it hard to believe that Congressman Jim Costa and members of the Central Valley Tea Party have anything in common. From High Speed Rail to the Valley's water crisis... Costa and the Tea Party are constantly at odds with many members of the mostly conservative organization praying... Continue reading
Posted Aug 16, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
President Barack Obama, Governor Jerry Brown, and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer are not getting good job reviews from a majority of registered voters here in the Central Valley. According to a new and exclusive Action News Poll... conducted by SurveyUSA... all four Democratic leaders earned low marks on... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
Californians are split over the U.S. Supreme Court's decision today (6/28) regarding President Obama's Affordable Care Act, but the Central Valley is firmly against it and local respondents are pessimistic about the future of their health care. Those are the results of a new and exclusive Action News Poll conducted... Continue reading
Posted Jun 28, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
The Obama administration's top authority on homeland security is talking exclusively to Action News about a multi-million-dollar plan to fight terrorism in the Valley. Continue reading
Posted Jun 14, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
See more of Action News anchor Warren Armstrong's visit to Washington, DC and the reason one Valley family used their summer vacation to visit the nation’s capitol. Continue reading
Posted Jun 14, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
Hello again from Washington, D.C. I'm down in the Press Room at the White House writing this blog right now. This is the same Press Room where you see all of those network correspondents peppering the President's Press Secretary with questions and they occasionally get a visit from the President.... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
Good evening, everyone. Action News Photographer Richard Harmelink, Producer Marquese Brown, and I just wrapped up our first full day in Washington, D.C. The guys are currently putting the finishing touches on our first report that airs tonight on Action News Live at 11. We had a good day... starting... Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
By the time many of you may read this... I'll be on my way to Washington, D.C. I'll be interviewing President Obama next week... an interview you will only see on ABC30 Action News and abc30.com. I plan to ask the President about key issues affecting Central California including agriculture,... Continue reading
Posted Jun 8, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
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A new and exclusive Action News Poll conducted by Survey USA shows a clear majority of California voters want a second term for President Obama. Survey USA asked 1,575 registered voters this question: "In a General Election for President today, if the only two candidates on the ballot were Barack... Continue reading
Posted May 31, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs
video platform video management video solutions video player The big political story of the week comes from President Obama's interview with ABC's Robin Roberts. In case you missed it... the President has now switched his position regarding gay marriage. Here's what he told the GMA Anchor: "I've just concluded that... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2012 at ABC 30 Blogs