House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway offered his approval to a bill that would bring reforms to agriculture labor. Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee approves the Ag Act, which supporters say would replace the flawed H-2A guestworker program. Conaway says the bill would help provide farmers with access to a legal, steady…… MORE
Select JFK Docs Withheld. Trump: “I have no choice”
[van id=”politics/2017/10/26/kennedy-assassination-theories-in-pop-culture-llr-orig.cnn”] WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives came out Thursday night with a hefty cache of others. “I have no choice,” Trump said in a memo, citing “potentially irreversible…… MORE
Fresno Rally Opposing Federal Budget Plan, Health Insurance Cuts
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A rally was held in Downtown Fresno, Thursday afternoon, in opposition to federal action on health insurance. Constituents say that the federal budget plan just approved slashes Medicaid and Medicare. They say they want to spread awareness of just how destructive the plan will be for Valley residents. “The actions that…… MORE
Deadly CA Wildfires Prompt Congress to Consider Easing Tree Cutting Regulations
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are targeting environmental rules to allow faster approval for tree cutting in national forests in response to the deadly wildfires in California. Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said lawmakers will vote next week on a bill to loosen environmental regulations for forest-thinning projects on federal lands. The GOP argues the…… MORE
Initiative to Split California into 3 States Cleared to Gather Signatures
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Secretary of State Alex Padilla has cleared a new initiative to start collecting signatures, which would split California into three states. If approved by voters, it would then have to be blessed by Congress. Were that to happen, existing assets and liabilities would be divided, among the three new states. The initiative…… MORE
Trump: Time to liberate US from opioid epidemic
[van id=”politics/2017/10/26/trump-us-opioid-crisis-white-house.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump, after months of promising to take sweeping action to combat opioids, used an event at the White House on Thursday to declare the crisis a public health emergency. The move is different from the broad order Trump previewed over the last few months. The President, according to…… MORE
Proposed National Park Price Hike Could Impact Future Climbers
FRESNO (KMJ) — It is feared a proposed increase to entrance fees at Yosemite National Park, as well as 16 other popular sites throughout the country, could impede future climbers. The National Park Service is considering upping the price during peak season, from the current $25 to $30 for a single vehicle weekly pass, to…… MORE
Feds Clarify Position on Twin Tunnels Project
The Federal Government clarifies its position on Governor Brown’s twin tunnels project. A day after the Associated Press reports that the U.S. Interior Department is not supporting the twin tunnels project, the department now says it will continue working with the state on it. The $17 billion dollar project for building two 35-mile long tunnels…… MORE
11 yr old Designated Driver Pulled Over
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Poverello House Unveils $2.5m Improvement During “Epic Day”
FRESNO (KMJ) — The ribbon has been cut on a $2.5 million project designed to improve services offered by Downtown Fresno’s Poverello House. The campaign funded a new food storage warehouse, operations center, and community housing improvements. “It’s a very epic day for the Poverello House,” CEO Cruz Avila told the assembled crowd. “Seeing all…… MORE
