SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A federal judge has halted sales of high-capacity ammunition magazines in California, giving state officials a chance to appeal his order last week that allowed their sale for the first time in nearly 20 years. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez on Friday barred further sales until the 9th U.S. Circuit Court…… MORE
3rd Federal Judge Blocks Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) – A third federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Friday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge George Hazel in Maryland says the addition of a citizenship question is “arbitrary and capricious.” The judge also said there is a “substantial risk” that a citizenship…… MORE
President Trump Hears from Valley Lawmakers, Enforcement At California Border
CALEXICO, CA (KMJ) – President Trump was visiting California, holding a roundtable with Border Patrol and Homeland Security on the Southern border with Mexico. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims was part of the roundtable discussion Friday in Calexico. Sheriff Mims told President Trump that the number one issue she hears from other law enforcement across…… MORE
Clovis In Coalition Suing State On Pot Deliveries – “Prop 64 Was Very Clear”
CLOVIS (KMJ) — The City of Clovis has joined a group of 25 local authorities suing the state’s Bureau of Cannabis Control. The lawsuit alleges that allowing cannabis deliveries violates the intent of Proposition 64. The legal action focuses on BCC Regulation 5416(d), considering it invalid because it stops cities and counties from regulating commercial…… MORE
“Fear And Retribution” Lives Inside Fresno Unified School District
FRESNO (KMJ) — A member of Fresno Unified’s school board has alleged that the district engages in revenge tactics against staff members who dare to speak out. The allegation from Trustee Terry Slatic was made on KMJ’s Broeske and Musson on Thursday. Slatic described employees who remain quiet in fear of what would happen otherwise.…… MORE
USDA to Release Census of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will release the 2017 Census of Agriculture results on Thursday, April 11th. The full Census report will include millions of data points, including number of farms, land in farms, total value of production, demographics, and more at the national, state, and county levels. The report, along…… MORE
California Senate Approves Fix for Pot Licensing Snag
LOS ANGELES (AP) – California is trying to fix another problem in the state’s shaky legal marijuana industry. Scores of pot growers have seen their temporary licenses expire before the state has been able to replace them. That has left those businesses in a legal lurch – technically unable to do business in the state’s…… MORE
3 Norteno Gang Members Arrested for Murder of Castle Farms Ranch Manager
MERCED, CA (KMJ) – Three Norteno gang members are arrested by Merced Police for the murder of a ranch manager. Back on January 24, 2019, Jeff Bergeron, the Castle Farms ranch manager was found murdered at his house on the 4300 Block Bixby Way near Bancroft Drive. Merced Police were conducting a welfare check…… MORE
AG Becerra Challenging President Trump’s “Absurd and illegal” ‘Two for One’ Executive Order
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joins Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filing a lawsuit Thursday in the district court for the District of Columbia challenging what he calls President Trump’s “absurd and illegal ‘two for one’” executive order. The order was issued in…… MORE
San Diego County Sues US Over Asylum-Seeking Family Releases
SAN DIEGO (AP) – San Diego County has sued the Trump administration to stop immigration authorities from quickly releasing families after they cross the border without allowing time for travel arrangements, saying the practice has strained resources. The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Diego says large-scale releases that began across the Mexican border in…… MORE
