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Fire closes Interstate 15; drone interferes with firefighting effort -- A brush fire broke out in the Cajon Pass on Friday, closing at least three lanes of the 15 Freeway in both directions. Soumya Karlamangla in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

It's my water -- my grandfather paid for it, says California farmer -- California water regulators flexed their muscles by ordering a group of farmers to stop pumping from a branch of the San Joaquin River amid an escalating battle over how much power the state has to protect waterways that are drying up in the drought. Fenit Nirappil and Scott Smith Associated Press -- 7/17/15

California, Hawaii Lead Way on Climate Change Targets -- Prodded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and led by California and Hawaii, states are tackling climate change and promoting renewable energy. But the fossil fuel industry and skeptical Republicans are pushing back. Lou Cannon State Net Capitol Journal -- 7/17/15

UCLA Health System reports patient data breach; 4.5 million may be affected -- The attackers accessed a computer network that contains personal and medical information. The university said there was no evidence yet that any such data was taken, but it can't rule out that possibility while the investigation continues. Chad Terhune in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

UCLA hack Q&A: What you need to know -- Who is at risk? Hackers obtained access to the parts of the UCLA Health network that contain personal and medical information for its healthcare system. However, there is no indication that any information was stolen, the hospital system said, but it couldn't rule that out. Nick Shively in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Awash in Big Tobacco cash, California legislators side with tobacco industry -- When California enacted the nation's toughest anti-smoking laws in the 1990s, public health advocates cheered the state's commitment to snuffing out puffing and celebrated the Golden State's willingness to take on Big Tobacco. But two decades later, there are clear signs that the powerful industry's deep pockets are once again quietly influencing legislation in the halls of the Capitol. Jessica Calefati in the Contra Costa Times$ -- 7/17/15

Metrolink installs automatic train-stopping tech on all of its tracks -- A safety feature that automatically slows or halts a commuter train before it collides with another is in place on all 341 miles of Metrolink tracks, Sen. Barbara Boxer and train agency officials have announced. The item is in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 7/17/15

Fresno Unified files petition on leaseback to state Supreme Court -- The Fresno Unified School District is asking the California Supreme Court to reverse a recent appellate court opinion criticizing its use of a no-bid contract, saying it could negatively impact hundreds of school districts and contractors across the state. Mackenzie Mays in the Fresno Bee -- 7/17/15

Water managers dodge bullet with 'May miracle' rains -- At a time when water levels in Lake Mead were getting so low that officials prepared for drastic cutbacks, it started raining. A series of powerful storms pummeled the mountains that feed the Colorado River, a key source of water for California, Arizona and Nevada. Rong-Gong Lin II and Rosanna Xia in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

California home sales surge in June on strong economy -- California home sales surged in June on a strong economy and low interest rates as prices reached seven-year highs, a research firm reported Friday. Elliot Spagat Associated Press -- 7/17/15

Over half of new California driver’s licenses go to undocumented immigrants -- More than half of the driver’s licenses California has issued in 2015 have gone to residents living in the country illegally, reflecting the popularity of a new law extending licenses to people regardless of residency status. Jeremy B. White in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/17/15

Bus safety mandates introduced after deadly California crash -- A California state lawmaker proposed sweeping bus safety reforms Friday that were recommended by federal officials who investigated a fiery bus crash that killed five high school students on a tour last year. Fenit Nirappil Associated Press -- 7/17/15

Voter in L.A. school board race wins $25,000 for casting a ballot -- An experiment in local elections ended Friday with Rojas, a 35-year-old security guard, receiving a check as the winner of a lottery that included everyone who voted in District 5 for the Los Angeles Board of Education. The May runoff election pitted incumbent Bennett Kayser against Ref Rodriguez; Rodriguez won. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Abcarian: Undercover video sting of Planned Parenthood is off-base, as usual -- There appears to be no end to the creative deviousness of people looking to harm Planned Parenthood, America's most important reproductive healthcare provider. Robin Abcarian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

California black lawmakers urge Fort Bragg name change -- In a letter Thursday, eight members of the caucus urged Mayor Dave Turner to “engage your community in a serious re-examination of the historical implications of your city’s name and come to the conclusion that now is the time to end your ties to such a disgraced and treasonous figure in our nation’s history.” Alexei Koseff in the Sacramento Bee$ Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Fox: Property Tax Increase Initiative Filed –Not the One Everyone Expected -- While discussion about amending Proposition 13 to reassess commercial property has heated up, especially with the introduction of SCA 5 by Senators Mitchell and Hancock, a different property tax increase measure was filed with the Attorney General’s office. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 7/17/15

Baldassare: Tax Increases and Voter Distrust -- The California budget passed on time and without much drama this June, as tax revenues once again exceeded expectations because of the improving economy. Mark Baldassare Fox & Hounds -- 7/17/15

Imperial Irrigation District launches antitrust lawsuit -- The nonprofit that manages California's electricity grid has stifled clean energy projects and plotted to "crush" the Imperial Irrigation District "out of existence," a new antitrust lawsuit claims. Sammy Roth in The Desert Sun -- 7/17/15

Day 2 of outage leaves Long Beach residents scavenging for electricity, see spoiled food pile up -- Nearly 6,000 SCE customers have experienced short- or long-term outages since a vault fire Wednesday afternoon sparked several underground explosions that sent manhole covers into the air. Since then, crews restored power to most customers only to see additional work knock some of that power out again. Joseph Serna and Sarah Parvini in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

San Francisco sheriff's deputies call lack of communication with ICE 'reckless' after pier shooting --Turning up the political heat on San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi in an election cycle, the union that represents the department's deputies charges in a labor grievance that his policy to limit communication with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement "recklessly compromises the safety of sworn personnel, citizens, and those who merely come to visit the San Francisco area." Lee Romney in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Jerry Brown Goes to the Vatican: California Politics Podcast -- It’s an event that combines two of Governor Jerry Brown’s favorite topics: Religion and climate change. Marisa Lagos KQED -- 7/17/15

California adds 22,900 jobs in June; unemployment rate falls to 6.3% -- Employers statewide added 22,900 nonfarm payroll jobs in the period, according to the California Employment Development Department. In May, payrolls swelled by 46,200 jobs, based on revised data. Tiffany Hsu in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Out-of-network costs lurk even at in-network hospitals -- Lorena Martin's 18-year-old son, Robert, hurt his ankle playing football one recent Friday evening. He was in pain and unable to walk, and she was concerned that he'd done real damage. Lisa Zamosky in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Daughters of Charity Health System chooses hedge fund as new owner -- The 19-month saga of the struggling Daughters of Charity Health System took a new turn today after the nonprofit hospital chain announced it will be acquired by an East Coast hedge fund that will initially infuse the chain with $250 million. Tracy Seipel in the Contra Costa Times$ -- 7/17/15

Tesla's Musk: New 'ludicrous' mode shoots Model S to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds -- In a news conference, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said the Palo Alto automaker also will offer a new 90 kWh battery pack version that will extend the vehicle’s range at highway speed to about 300 miles. It’s a $3,000 upgrade from the 85 kWh, which was the automaker’s largest battery. Jerry Hirsch in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

California's presidential donations constitute 16% of total -- California donors have provided strong backing to several candidates in the crowded field of Republican presidential hopefuls, although none have come close to the cash pile amassed here by Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton. Kurtis Lee, Sahil Chinoy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

 

California Policy & Politics This Morning   

No-bid practice for funding school projects found illegal -- Billions of dollars in California school construction projects are in legal limbo after a state appellate court ruling determined the no-bid contract used to hire a construction firm in a Central Valley school district — a kind of contract found in districts across the state — was illegal. Jill Tucker in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/17/15

San Francisco deputies union ties pier killing to sheriff’s order -- The union representing San Francisco sheriff’s deputies filed a formal complaint against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, linking the Pier 14 killing of Kathryn Steinle to a March order that barred them from communicating with federal immigration agents, according to documents obtained by The Chronicle. Vivian Ho in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/17/15

Congressional campaign fund filings show incumbents ahead of challengers -- The elections are more than a year away, but already, front-runners are emerging in some key California congressional contests, and most endangered incumbents are well ahead of their challengers in fundraising, campaign filings show. Jean Merl in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Bush comes to San Francisco to try to prove his tech cred -- Hours after a judge proposed fining ride-service giant Uber $7.3 million for failing to meet state regulations, GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush pulled up at a San Francisco campaign stop Thursday in an Uber car and lavished praise on the company as an example of firms that are “disrupting the old order.” Carla Marinucci in the San Francisco Chronicle Josh Richman in the Contra Costa Times$ Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Jeb Bush Hails Uber In San Francisco, Doesn’t Win Driver’s Vote -- The Uber driver who picked up Jeb Bush Thursday on a San Francisco street corner doesn’t normally vote and didn’t recognize the Republican frontrunner. But the experience of driving a man who could be President, and talking about it with a reporter, may get him to the polls this year. He said he will probably pull the lever for Hillary Clinton. Zeke J Miller TIME -- 7/17/15

Peters, Issa Clash Over California Water Bill in House -- Rep. Darrell Issa and other Congressional Republicans Thursday successfully navigated a controversial new water bill through the U.S. House of Representatives despite vocal opposition from House Democrats, among them Rep. Scott Peters. Jacob Gardenswartz Times of San Diego -- 7/17/15

Lawmakers revive measures to hike tobacco age, regulate e-cigarettes -- Health advocates saw their tobacco-control legislation thwarted earlier this month in the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee. But they will get a new chance in the Legislature’s special session on healthcare – and they have their leaders’ blessing. Jeremy B. White in the Sacramento Bee$ Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ Melody Gutierrez in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/17/15

Introduce a bill and pay a fee, says proposed ballot measure -- California lawmakers are considering upping the price of direct democracy by increasing to $2,000 the decades-old $200 fee to file a ballot measure. Assembly Bill 1100 was inspired by a divisive failed initiative to sanction the killing of gays and lesbians, which has generated its own $200 spoofs. Christopher Cadelago in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/17/15

Bid to link sports and charity raffles divides California nonprofits -- A ticket to a basketball or baseball game could soon let fans enjoy two contests: the game on the field and a charity lottery with a substantial prize at stake. Jeremy B. White in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/17/15

Gov. Brown signs bill closing loophole in sexual assault law -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed into law a bill that blocks adults sued in California civil court by minors over sexual assault allegations from using the defense that the child consented to the sexual contact. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

State is probing CPUC boss's disclosure -- Enforcement agents from the California Fair Political Practices Commission are scrutinizing the president of the California Public Utilities Commission over tens of thousands of dollars he raised from labor groups and energy lawyers to pay for a gala dinner honoring his predecessor. Jeff McDonald in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 7/17/15

Bills aim to reform utilities agency -- Legislation aimed at reforming the California Public Utilities Commission keeps winning support in the state Capitol, although some critics say the proposals don’t go far enough. Jeff McDonald in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 7/17/15

Bill barring grand juries in use-of-force cases clears California Assembly -- Legislation that would prohibit California from turning to grand juries after police officers use lethal force squeaked out of the California Assembly on a 41-33 vote Thursday. Jeremy B. White in the Sacramento Bee$ Melanie Mason in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Walters: New-age phobias emerging -- A woman holding a hand-lettered sign urging the Legislature to repeal Senate Bill 277 stood by the entrance to the Capitol’s garage Thursday morning. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/17/15

Harris leads money race, but poor Republicans could propel Sanchez -- Kamala Harris fortified her front-runner status this week when her latest report showed she’s raised $4.1 million since entering the U.S. Senate race in January, bringing her cash on hand to nearly $3 million roughly a year ahead of the primary. Christopher Cadelago in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/17/15

How much is a life worth? Calculations behind Gardena's $4.7-million police shooting settlement -- An attorney representing the family of Ricardo Diaz Zeferino, whose shooting death by Gardena police was captured in a video made public this week, bristled Wednesday morning talking about the millions the city paid out to settle the family's lawsuit. Victoria Kim in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Google self-driving car involved in first injury accident -- In the collision, a Lexus SUV that the tech giant outfitted with sensors and cameras was rear-ended in Google's home city of Mountain View, where more than 20 prototypes have been self-maneuvering through traffic. Justin Pritchard Associated Press -- 7/17/15

Fewer released felons returning to California prisons -- Fewer felons released from state prison are returning because of committing new crimes or having their paroles revoked, a new report from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/17/15

Marijuana legalization in California: Leading group moves to place initiative on 2016 ballot -- Proponents of a proposition that would make California the fifth state to legalize pot for pleasure are a few weeks away from kicking off their November 2016 campaign, supporters said Thursday on a conference call with reporters. Jessica Calefati in the Contra Costa Times$ -- 7/17/15

Bill inspired by Orinda second grader heads to governor's desk -- Eight months after the second-grade daughter of a live-in nanny was told she would have to leave the affluent school district here, a bill inspired by her plight is headed to the governor's desk. Matthias Gafni in the Contra Costa Times$ -- 7/17/15

California Assembly OKs measure to boost voter turnout in city elections -- California cities with low voter turnouts would be required to consolidate their elections with the state elections, under legislation approved Thursday by the state Assembly. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Why California’s IT chief pumped brakes on $309 million state project -- One state IT leader says the project is ready to move forward. Another says it isn’t. At stake: hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds. Jon Ortiz in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/17/15

Hubler: Ask Reddit anything but how to fix hate -- With Silicon Valley’s favorite whipping girl, Ellen Pao, driven from the top job at Reddit, the folks at the website’s “Chairman Pao” subreddit forum haven’t seemed to know what to do this week with their glorious victory. Shawn Hubler in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/17/15

Taxes, Fees, Rates    

Aetna's 21% rate hike amounts to 'price gouging,' California regulator says -- California's managed-care regulator slammed health insurance giant Aetna Inc. on Thursday for "price gouging" after it raised rates on small employers by 21%. Chad Terhune in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Los Angeles County property values see largest jump in 5 years -- Fueled by an increase in home sales, the assessed value of all taxable property in Los Angeles County rose 6.13 percent in 2015 -- the largest jump since 2010 -- the county assessor reported Thursday. Sarah Favot in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 7/17/15

Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions    

Equal access at issue in PUC battle with Uber over data disclosure -- Uber likes to say it is the great equalizer when it comes to transportation: Anyone with a smartphone can use the app to hail a ride quickly and affordably. The state of California wants Uber to prove it, particularly the "anyone" part. Russ Mitchell, Tracey Lien in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Lyft, other ride-share companies in compliance with state regulations -- Lyft and other ride-sharing companies are in compliance with California regulations, a judge said in a ruling that recommended Uber face a multimillion-dollar fine and suspension. Samantha Masunaga in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

LAX poised to become largest U.S. airport to allow Uber -- Airport officials began weighing a proposal at a meeting Thursday that would allow ride-hailing services to legally pick up passengers. The decision would make Los Angeles the biggest city in the United States to allow Uber and Lyft to operate at an airport. Laura J. Nelson and Katie Shepard in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Southern California home sales soar in June; prices climb 5.7% -- The dramatic sales increase, the largest in nearly three years, comes as families race to purchase a home before the Federal Reserve raises short-term interest rates, real estate agents say. The rate increase is expected later this year. Andrew Khouri in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

California Assembly OKs warnings for Airbnb-type rentals -- Legislation advancing in California would require short-term rental housing websites including Airbnb to warn users they may be violating their leases. Associated Press -- 7/17/15

Grocery chain Haggen laying off workers as it struggles in Southland -- Haggen Inc., the supermarket chain that bet big on California, is laying off employees and cutting worker hours as it struggles to make headway in the highly competitive Southland grocery market. Shan Li, Whip Villarreal in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Drought   

California flexes muscles in water tussle with farmers -- California water regulators flexed their muscles on Thursday by ordering a group of farmers to stop pumping from a branch of the San Joaquin River amid an escalating battle over how much power the state has to protect waterways that are drying up in the drought. Fenit Nirappil and Scott Smith Associated Press Bettina Boxall in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

State goes after district that fought conservation order -- A week after a small water district just outside the Bay Area won a legal victory against California’s strong push for water conservation, the state ordered the same district Thursday to stop pumping river water to farmers, making it the first target of disciplinary action under the drought-driven crackdown. Kurtis Alexander in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/17/15

California Drought: Forecast To Persist, Intensify Through October -- Thunderstorms during the past week helped decrease exceptional drought in one county in California as exceptional, extreme and severe drought conditions dominate the state, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor released July 16. Ed Joyce Capital Public Radio -- 7/17/15

Will El Niño come to the rescue this year? Signs point to yes, forecasters say -- Forecasters are growing increasingly confident that warm ocean El Niño conditions will continue through the fall and winter – possibly leading to a drought-relieving rainy season. Aaron Orlowski in the Orange County Register -- 7/17/15

Ranchers sue over rule giving feds authority on state water -- Ranchers in New Mexico, California and Washington state are challenging a new Obama administration rule giving federal agencies authority to protect some streams and wetlands. Russell Contreras Associated Press -- 7/17/15

House passes California drought bill, but Senate action is unlikely -- Proponents said the measure would provide access to much-needed additional water and lay the groundwork for long-term water storage solutions, but opponents homed in on provisions that they said would harm the environment and interfere with state and local decisionmaking. Colin Diersing in the Los Angeles Times$ Michael Doyle in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 7/17/15

Education 

Group sues 13 school districts for not using test scores in teacher evaluations -- An education advocacy group sued 13 California school districts Thursday, claiming that they have ignored a state law requiring teachers’ performance evaluations to include student standardized test scores. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times$ John Fensterwald EdSource -- 7/17/15

Half of new teachers quit profession in 5 years? Not true, new study says -- A recent federal study found that a much smaller percentage of beginning teachers leave the field in their first five years on the job than the widely quoted figure of 50 percent. It’s 17 percent, according to the new research. John Fensterwald EdSource -- 7/17/15

Legislature urges UC campuses to condemn anti-Semitism -- The measure, SCR 35, was introduced after a series of troubling incidents at UC campuses in recent months, including the vandalism of a UC Davis Jewish fraternity with Nazi swastikas in January. Kurt Chirbas in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

UC San Diego raises $1 billion for research -- UC San Diego raised $1 billion in research funding during the fiscal year that ended June 30 -- the fourth time since 2010 that the school has broken the billion dollar mark. "The figure reflects the creativity of our faculty," said Pradeep Khosla, the university's chancellor. Gary Robbins in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 7/17/15

Environment 

U.S. likely to bar oil-waste dumping into 10 California aquifers -- Oil companies will probably have to stop injecting their wastewater into 10 Central Valley aquifers that the state has let them use for years, in the latest fallout from a simmering dispute over whether California has adequately protected its groundwater from contamination. David R. Baker in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/17/15

Pair accused of animal cruelty in cutting down tree that housed baby birds -- Residents in a Newport Beach community had pleaded with two men not to cut down a ficus tree, arguing that it would destroy several nests with young snowy egrets and herons, authorities said. Matt Hamilton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Pipeline spill cleanup near Santa Barbara nears completion -- Nearly two months after an oil pipeline break fouled beaches near Santa Barbara, California, the costly cleanup is about finished, officials said Thursday. About 300 workers remained on the job, mostly focused on an area near the site where oil flowed into the ocean through a storm drain culvert. Associated Press -- 7/17/15

Guns  

Farrell wants gun transactions in the city (San Francisco) recorded -- Not many guns nor much ammunition is sold in San Francisco, but Supervisor Mark Farrell wants to record those transactions. He’s asking the city attorney to draft legislation to the videotaping of all such sales in the city, as well as require businesses to give the police department weekly updates on its ammunition sales. Emily Green in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/17/15

Also . . . 

Rash of coffee-spill car crashes linked to insurance scam -- Thirty-three people who wrecked cars on purpose after claiming to spill coffee on themselves have been charged with insurance fraud in San Jose, prosecutors said. Steve Rubenstein in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/17/15

Selfie incrimination: Thief accidentally takes picture of himself in act, police say -- Highlighting how technology has given criminals new ways to bungle their crimes, Los Angeles police are distributing photos and video of a man who stole an iPhone in Venice and activated its video feature, allowing the device to capture images of the poorly executed caper in progress. Joseph Serna in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/17/15

Bay divers working Pier 14 killing find slain cat, bust owner -- San Francisco police divers who jumped into the bay to look for evidence in the Pier 14 killing not only found the suspected murder weapon — they located a dead cat in a bag submerged by a 10-pound weight, officials said Thursday. Because the cat had an injected microchip, police and city animal control officers were able to track down and arrest the owner, who was identified as 34-year-old Adrian Erik Dumont. Hamed Aleaziz in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/17/15

Majestic Old Mint has become a campground for the homeless -- In recent months, those looking to pitch a tent or unroll a sleeping bag in San Francisco have found a primo location at Fifth and Mission streets. At least one tent was sitting at the top of the stairs of the venerated Old Mint on Friday, Monday and Tuesday. Mike Moffitt in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/17/15

POTUS 44

Obama says that without family support he could have been in prison -- President Obama, who in recent weeks has shed any reticence to talk about racism and discrimination in American life, suggested inside the walls of a federal prison in Oklahoma on Thursday that under different circumstances, he could have been there as an inmate rather than as president. Katie Zezima, Juliet Eilperin in the Washington Post$ -- 7/17/15

Beltway 

Jeb Bush Says Laws on the Books Already Ensure Equal Pay -- Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush indicated Thursday that he thinks existing laws sufficient to ensure men and women are paid equally for the same work, but that he would back legislation in the states to prevent workplace and housing discrimination against LGBT Americans. Zeke J Miller TIME -- 7/17/15

Elon Musk Helps California Rank No. 1 for Hillary Clinton Fundraising -- Tesla's Elon Musk, Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, Dreamworks co-founder Steven Spielberg, and actor Leonardo DiCaprio are among the Silicon Valley and Hollywood stars making California the No. 1 state for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign fundraising last quarter. Tim Higgins Bloomberg -- 7/17/15

Small donor myth debunked -- The heavily touted grassroots fundraising engines were largely spin, a POLITICO analysis shows. Kenneth P. Vogel, Tarini Parti Politico -- 7/17/15

Bernie Sanders' wife accounts for all his reported assets -- Bernie Sanders on Thursday reported less than $750,000 in assets — all of it in his wife’s name — according to his presidential personal financial disclosure form. Jonathan Topaz, Kristen East Politico -- 7/17/15

Donald Trump feuds with Rick Perry, calls him dumb -- Donald Trump has jumped back into the ring — this time for an all-out brawl with fellow Republican presidential contender Rick Perry. Adam B. Lerner Politico -- 7/17/15