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The group of transportation and political consultants shared their “Fix Our Roads” plan this week that boosts allocations to major streets and highways as well as a flexible fund for local jurisdictions to use as they see fit while reducing funding to public transit below its current level.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump does not have the authority to impose broad tariffs under the emergency act he has cited. Tariffs have affected California ports, farms, businesses, workers and consumers.
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Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California. Six others from the same group of skiers were rescued Tuesday.
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Around 10 Visalia Unified School District high school students coordinated to spell out a “hateful, homophobic slur” using letters on their shirts last week, according to the school district in statements to news organizations. They posed for a photo, which was shared on social media.
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St. Paul Catholic Newman Center parishioners gathered to pray at the Holy Hour for Peace.
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A missed financial reporting deadline last fall triggered questions from city leaders.
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Officials are encouraging cities to join the regulation effort in light of an unauthorized biolab found in Las Vegas with ties to Reedley.
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Health care leaders across the central San Joaquin Valley fear that federal cuts to Medicaid and state reductions in Medi-Cal benefits represent a “tsunami” of changes that jeopardize the financial stability of hospitals and clinics, and threaten residents’ access to care in the region.
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The Fresno Police Department and the FBI are investigating the reported embezzlement, according to high-ranking city sources.
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Blue Shield spokesperson Mark Seelig said the company insures a “meaningful” number of people in Fresno County and a small portion of Madera County.
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Local leaders across the U.S. describe an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington, driven by President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
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The Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra recently announced it extended a contract with conductor Stilian Kirov as it approaches its 100th anniversary.