A coalition of 62 leading U.S. agriculture stakeholders are asking for continued U.S. membership in the World Trade Organization. A Corn Refiners Association release says the groups sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, as well as leaders of the Senate Finance, House Ways and Means, and the House and Senate Ag…… MORE
Clovis Unified Wants to Reopen Elementary Schools Nov. 3rd
FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) — Clovis Unified wants to get elementary students back on campus. But it likely won’t happen until close to Thanksgiving. November third, Presidential election day is when Clovis Unified hopes to get kindergarten thru sixth-grade students back on campus. It’s currently working on a waiver to present to the Fresno County…… MORE
Body Found in Tulare County Orchard
LINDSAY, CA (KMJ) — The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office got a call Friday morning about a body discovered in an orchard. The body was found by a worker in the area of Avenue 224 and Road 220 in Lindsay. Deputies confirmed there was a body and called detectives from the Homicide Unit to take over the…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Signs Law to Grow Mental Health Coverage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law aimed at requiring private health insurers to cover more mental health and drug addiction treatments. State and federal laws already require health insurance companies to handle mental health treatments the same as physical health treatments. But those laws don’t define what is…… MORE
Calif. Seeks to Expand Financial Protections After Federal Rollback
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California is creating what supporters call its own nation-leading, state-level version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after critics said the Trump administration significantly weakened national protections. The legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Friday changes the existing Department of Business Oversight into the Department of Financial Protection and…… MORE
What is Prop 15? Calif. Voters to Decide Property Tax Hike for Big Businesses
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Cal Farm Bureau Supports More Help For Farmworkers
More than 160 farm groups, including the California Farm Bureau Federation, are part of the Agriculture Workforce Coalition urging the White House Coronavirus Task Force to take additional measures to help protect farmworkers. In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, the coalition says, “We ask for your help as we continue to promote…… MORE
Premier Valley Bank Donates $10K for Creek Fire Relief
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Premier Valley Bank has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross of the Central Valley in support of those affected by the Creek Fire. According to a news release the contribution from the Fresno-based bank will help fund temporary housing, supplies, and other resources for displaced families across the impacted communities. “We are proud to…… MORE
SLO County Deputy Wounded, “White Supremacist” Gang Member Shot, Killed
TEMPLETON, CA (KMJ) – The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office responded to an officer-involved shooting on Thursday. The shooting was reported around 10:40 a.m. near Templeton Cemetery Road in Templeton. Templeton is between Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo on Highway 101. A sheriff’s deputy was driving on the 3400 block of Theater…… MORE
Endangered Species Act Hearing
A Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing focused on efforts to modernize the Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act Amendments Act of 2020 reauthorizes the ESA for the first time since 1992. Florida rancher Liesa Priddy says the legislation, “will be better for ranchers, better for states, better for the federal authorities,…… MORE
