Rachel Livinal
Reporter / Central Valley Journalism CollaborativeRachel Livinal reports on higher education for KVPR through a partnership with the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative. Rachel grew up in Merced and attended Merced Community College and California State University of Long Beach where she earned her B.A. in journalism with a minor in sociology. She is excited to share the stories that are shaping the higher education landscape in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Officials said reduced state and federal funding contributed to the cuts. -
Jomarie Calasanz, 26, was missing for two months. -
President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes spending reforms on immigration, taxes and — most notably — healthcare. Billions of dollars will be cut from Medicare and Medicaid. KVPR’s Rachel Livinal discusses how these changes will impact healthcare in the San Joaquin Valley. -
The incident largely fell off public consciousness since then, but questions remained among some who witnessed the incident about whether the district adequately responded to the controversy. -
Health advocates say the bill in several ways will limit health care access in addition to cutting social safety net resources for residents. -
The former spokeswoman for Fresno Unified School District announced her leave from the district Monday. -
Expectant mothers in Mariposa County often have to drive close an hour to the nearest hospital. In this maternal healthcare desert, doulas are helping fill a critical need for families. KVPR’s Rachel Livinal brings us more on how this support system is growing in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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Doulas became a service that is covered under Medi-Cal in 2023. Now, families in rural areas are taking advantage. -
California’s economy is deeply intertwined with people without legal status. And as mass deportations threaten communities and the state’s workforce, billions could be on the line for the state. We speak with a UC Merced researcher about the potential impacts. Plus, the latest news headlines: A Valley group opposes plans for an ICE facility in Kern County; and what the federal government is saying about California’s trans athlete policy weeks after controversy.
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The “No Kings Day” protests are a new type of demonstration to resist actions from the second Trump presidency and harken back to the “resistance” movement from his first term.
