KVPR News Podcast
Local news reports and interviews from KVPR, covering issues in Central California.
Latest Episodes
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Two new California veterans’ homes that currently sit empty in Fresno and Redding could start filling up over the next year. The state has announced it’s…
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Despite the passage of the tax initiative Proposition 30, some California State University students could see their tuition go up. As Amy Quinton reports…
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Governor Jerry Brown shared a list of priorities for working with a new state legislature, which appears to be reaching a two-thirds majority in both…
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First, there was uncertainty over a U.S. Supreme Court challenge. Then came the race for the presidency.Now, California lawmakers say the uncertainty is…
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The ratings agency Standard and Poor’s is calling Proposition 30’s passage “favorable” for California’s struggling credit rating.“It keeps the state’s…
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A sales tax that for over a decade has helped fund much of the budget for the Fresno County Public Library system appears to be headed to approval. While…
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It’s been the cornerstone of Jerry Brown’s agenda since the day he returned to the California governor’s office: win voter approval of a tax measure to…
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A record number of Californians have registered to vote. But the latest Field Poll estimates there likely will be a million fewer voters today than in the…
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Hundreds of California first responders and utility crews are on the East Coast helping in the recovery efforts after Superstorm Sandy. More than four…
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The Bakersfield Blaze minor league baseball team announced today that it will construct a new 3,500 seat stadium at Coffee and Brimhall Roads.Team…