WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump and the issue of adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census (all times local): 5:45 p.m. President Donald Trump is abandoning his effort to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Instead, Trump says he’s ordering every federal department and agency to provide the…… MORE
VIDEO: SLO Police Chief Leaves Gun In Restroom, Says It Was Stolen
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) – A California police chief says she left her gun in a restaurant restroom and it was immediately stolen. San Luis Obispo Chief Deanna Cantrell revealed her mistake in a video on the department’s Facebook page Wednesday. Cantrell says within minutes she realized what she’d done and returned…… MORE
Calif. Lawmakers OK $26 Billion Wildfire Plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers have approved a sprawling bill meant to shore up the state’s major electric utilities in the face of another wildfire season. The biggest power companies will have to spend billions of dollars on safety improvements under the bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday. The measure would…… MORE
USMCA to Congress this Fall
The White House will send the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to Congress after September first, setting up a busy fall schedule for lawmakers. While the goal of the move is to set up a vote before the end of the year, lawmakers will also be working on spending bills and nearing election season. Further, House Democrats…… MORE
Fresno Infant Continues to Recover After Being Shot in The Head
(KMJ) – 10-month old Fayth Percy was shot in the head on June 24th in Central Fresno after a man fired several times into a car allegedly targeting her mother. Wednesday, Fresno Police released this photo along with an update on her recovery. Fayth is no longer in critical condition and her family says they…… MORE
VP Pence Talks Trade in Lemoore
FRESNO (KMJ) – Vice President Mike Pence flew in for a fundraising lunch benefiting President Trump’s reelection campaign at Harris Ranch in Coalinga. Then he spoke at the Freitas family farm, just outside Lemoore. Pence spoke to a crowd of hundreds to rally support for the Trump Administration’s USMCA, the renegotiated trade deal with Mexico…… MORE
Calif. Assembly Speaker Calls Gig Economy ‘F*****g Feudalism’
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee approved Assembly Bill 5 on Wednesday. The controversial measure calls for reclassifying thousands of independent contractors as employees. Outside the California State Capitol, a rally was held, in which Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon claimed that independent contracting amounts to “corporations trying to oppress workers.”…… MORE
Likely Quake-related Death Reported
FRESNO (KMJ) – It was originally believed there was no loss of life caused by last week’s major earthquakes, but that may have changed. Authorities say the July Fourth temblor in the Southern California desert may have killed a man – in Nevada. Tuesday, sheriff’s deputies in Nye county discovered the body of a 56-year-old…… MORE
Water Alliance: State Bill Could Punish Farmers for Following Federal Law
FRESNO (KMJ) – A state bill that includes keeping federal environmental laws in place, even if the federal government changes those laws, is raising concerns. The assembly Judiciary Committee approved SB-1 on Tuesday. It’s a bill authored by Senator Toni Atkins of San Diego, who spoke about it earlier this year. “SB-1 is California’s insurance…… MORE
Changing Poultry Outlook
A new outlook from Rabobank says African swine fever impacting pork production is balancing trade for poultry. The latest report on poultry found the sector has experienced gradually improving market conditions in the first half of 2019 and the trend is expected to remain over the coming months. The report says the main driver…… MORE
