Jose Medina re-elected to California Assembly
The three-time incumbent of the 61st District of California Jose Medina was re-elected to the California Assembly. He defeated challenger Hector Diaz (R- Moreno Valley).
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Declaring Election Day a holiday is one of many ways to improve voting
Well, the elections are over at long last. Regardless of our various reactions to the outcome, we can’t ignore how millions were frustrated by...
UCR faculty signs letter urging Trump to address climate change
In response to President Donald Trump’s recent statements and actions denying climate change, over 2,300 faculty members from public California universities have signed an...
The threat of Trump is a signal to become politically active
Election Day 2016 will certainly be a memorable day for Americans, and for all the wrong reasons. Most people, this editorial board included, probably...
Developing: UCR students protest Trump victory at Bell Tower
A crowd of approximately 300 students gathered at UC Riverside’s Bell Tower around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 to protest Tuesday night’s election results...
Richard Roth returns to seat on California senate
Incumbent Richard Roth (D-Riverside) has won a seat on the California senate as a representative of Riverside County’s 31st District, with a victory over...
Elections are important, but so are other issues
Every elections cycle, media coverage tends to work out the same way: As the election year looms, elections discourse begins to trickle into the...
Mark Takano re-elected to U.S. House of Representatives
The incumbent for the 41st District Mark Takano has been re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Takano, a Democrat, won over challenger Doug...
Kamala Harris earns historic seat on U.S. senate
California voters made a historic vote on Tuesday, electing the state’s first new U.S. senator in 24 years and the first black politician to...
Highlander Special Report: Trump’s election triggers unrest in Riverside community
Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election Tuesday evening (Nov. 8) triggered immediate responses from within both the UC Riverside and local Riverside community....