The U.S. is on pace to continue the longest stretch of falling food prices in over 50 years. While the lower prices are a boon to shoppers, it’s putting serious pressure on the farm economy. The Wall Street Journal says reasons behind the lower prices start with excess production in several ag sectors, including…… MORE
Calif. Concealed Weapon Permit Fees Could Increase
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Assembly has sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill, which would allow police and sheriff departments to increase the fee for concealed carry permits. Currently, there’s a $100 cap. The measure’s author, Sacramento Democrat Kevin McCarty, says his bill does not change the requirements to obtain a CCW, and will give counties…… MORE
Study: Decline in Union Membership has Harmed Overall American Workforce
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The sharp drop in union membership over the last few decades has negatively affected the overall American workforce. That’s the assessment of the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, whose latest study concludes that wages for nonunion male workers, would have been at least $2,700 higher in 2013, if union levels would have remained at…… MORE
Calif. Elections Officials on High Alert
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Secretary of State’s office is keeping a close eye on voter data, following database breaches affecting Arizona and Illinois. Foreign hackers have stolen information on hundreds of thousands of voters, prompting the FBI to warn states. So far, California has not been hit by cyber criminals. The Secretary of State’s office…… MORE
Trump, GOP Power Players Tap Tulare
(KMJ) GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump made a brief stop in Tulare on Tuesday to raise campaign cash. VIP tickets went for a whopping $25,000. Standard passes ran nearly $3,000. Insiders expect Trump to rake in more than $1 million during the one hour stopover. The sold-out private event was held at the home of…… MORE
Fresno County Courthouse Evacuated After Alarm “Glitch”
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno Fire reveal that the mass evacuation of Fresno County Courthouse, initially reported as a false alarm, may have been set off by smoke from a series of brush and grass fires alongside Highway 99. It prompted the approximately 500 people inside to leave the building Tuesday morning, while crews investigated the…… MORE
Protesters/Supporters Outside Trump Fundraiser in Tulare
TULARE, CA (KMJ) – Both protesters and supporters of Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump were in Tulare County, on Tuesday, August 30th as the candidate attended a private fundraiser. Nearly one hundred people were inside at the fundraiser, organized by Congressman Devin Nunes (R), at the Corky Anderson Ranch, owned by the prominent farmer. Representative Nunes was hoping to raising over…… MORE
Fires Ignited on Highway 99 Deemed “Suspicious”
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – As of 1pm Tuesday, Fresno Fire was still keeping track of hot spots after several fires broke out Tuesday morning on northbound highway 99 between Fresno St. and Belmont Ave. The blazes caused heavy smoke, which caused traffic to move very slowly and also set off several commercial fire alarms. That…… MORE
Calif. Lawmakers Back Trial of New Voting Method
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are supporting an experiment with a new method of casting ballots. Legislation sent to Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday would allow counties to send a ballot to every registered voter, then collect them by mail and at drop boxes. In lieu of neighborhood polling places, counties that opt in…… MORE
HSR Project Slammed by Congressional Panel
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s $64 billion high-speed rail plan lacks reliable funding sources and is in danger of ending up with only one line that doesn’t connect to San Francisco or Los Angeles, members of a Congressional panel said Monday during a hearing. Proceeds from a state environment program that is supposed to help…… MORE
