Reps Costa & Cox Host Government Shutdown Forum

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Valley Democratic Congressmen Jim Costa and TJ Cox co-hosted a forum in Fresno on Friday, to find out the collateral damage from the partial government shutdown. “It’s all politics, that’s all it is, it’s not about anything else, it’s just politics,” said Kamal Brah. He’s the owner of the Subway across…MORE

California Lawmakers Propose New Ag Labor Bill

  A new ag labor bill by California Senator Dianne Feinstein and U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren would allow certain foreign agricultural workers to receive permanent U.S. residency. The California Democrats introduced the bill Thursday. Under the Agricultural Worker Program Act, farmworkers who have worked in agriculture for at least 100 days in the past two…MORE

Valley Congressmen Propose Interest-Free Loans For Federal Employees

FRESNO (KMJ) — A pair of Central Valley congressmen have put their support behind a bill designed to help furloughed federal employees. It comes as the partial government shutdown continues into day 27. The stalemate on Capitol Hill has led to thousands of individuals unable to pay their bills, as the rest of the country…MORE

Pot Deliveries OK’d into California Communities that Ban Sales

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California endorsed a rule Wednesday that will allow home marijuana deliveries statewide, even into communities that have banned commercial pot sales. The regulation by the state Bureau of Cannabis Control was opposed by police chiefs and other critics who predict it will create an unruly market of largely hidden pot transactions,…MORE

Are We Headed for a Recession?

Trade wars. Recession fears. Market mayhem. Oil turbulence. Brexit. And the longest government shutdown ever. Around nearly every corner, crucial question marks are looming over the business world right now. Will the US economy grow at 3% in 2019 or succumb to a recession? Will the United Kingdom be in or out of the European…MORE