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On this week’s Valley Edition: Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed $820 million to expand Medi-Cal to all undocumented Californians. Two farm workers in Riverdale say this could be life-changing. Listen to this story and more in the podcast.

On this week’s Valley Edition: A new exhibit celebrates a 1970s-era magazine that highlighted the achievements of African Americans in Fresno. We speak…

The United Farm Workers movement immediately brings to mind Cesar Chavez and Mexican laborers. And if you know your history really well, then you might…

Legislation proposed Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to give undocumented farmworkers more protections. The Farm Workforce…

High-profile workers rights activist Dolores Huerta was one of several people cited with misdemeanor charges while protesting at a Fresno County Board of…

When you think of civil rights leaders from the Central Valley, names like Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta probably come to mind, but another fundamental…

This week on Valley Edition Reporter Kerry Klein takes a look at methane emitted from dairy farms in Central California and how it plays into climate…

Even before the death of United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez in 1993, California's farm labor movement had lost its momentum. That's according to…

A new state law means some California farmworkers are now entitled to back pay. FM89’s Diana Aguilera reports a local union is working to spread the word…

The Smithsonian Institution is honoring California labor activist Dolores Huerta with a special exhibit opening next week. The National Portrait Gallery’s…