Major U.S. trading partners, including China, Canada, and Mexico are hitting back against the Trump Administration’s trade policies by putting retaliatory duties on almost $50 billion worth of U.S. goods. Politico says the final list of tariffs in Canada includes a lot of U.S. agricultural products, including orange juice, maple syrup, and U.S. prepared beef…… MORE
California Spends $417,000 on Bottled Water for Prison Inmates
TRACY, Calif. (AP) – California has spent nearly a half-million dollars providing bottled water to inmates since a prison’s water system failed last fall. The Sacramento Bee reported Monday that Central Valley water regulators are requiring prison officials to provide the bottled water whenever the system can’t provide fresh water at Deuel Vocational Institution in…… MORE
Fire Chief Hopes Council Reconsiders Tax – Warns Of “Dangerous Situations”
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno’s Fire Chief has called for action to be taken now to solve a staffing crisis within her department. It comes after Mayor Lee Brand withdrew his Parks and Public Safety Sales Tax initiative, citing a lack of support from Fresno City Council. “If we actually want to grow our public safety…… MORE
Meat Companies Accused of Artificially Inflating Pork Prices
A class action lawsuit is accusing Hormel, Tyson Foods, and other meatpacking companies of artificially raising the price of hot dogs, bacon, and other pork products with the help of a company called Agri Stats, an info-sharing service. A Bloomberg report says the complaint was filed by a group of meat buyers in a…… MORE
Police Arrest Corcoran Man Setting Off Illegal Fireworks
(KMJ) – Corcoran Police arrest a man caught allegedly setting off illegal fireworks in front of his home. Officers were called to the 1100 block of Sherman Avenue around 12:43 a.m. Monday after receiving multiple calls of airborne fireworks being set off in that area. When Officers arrived, they say 27-year old Julio Castaneda was…… MORE
Boat Collision Leaves One Dead On The Kings River
(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a weekend boat collision on the Kings River that leaves one man dead. This all happened on the Kings, east of Highway 99 around 4:30 Sunday afternoon. Deputies say two boat slammed into one another on a stretch of the river where the waterway curves.…… MORE
One Arrest After Gang Murder – Police Working To Stop Retaliation
6 FRESNO (KMJ) — An 18 year has been arrested for an overnight murder in Southwest Fresno, which Fresno Police consider to be gang related. Eliseo Orozco is alleged to have shot and killed Juan Rangel Thursday evening; his arrest came Friday morning. Officers say the 31 year old victim was driving past the Frank…… MORE
CA Pot Shops Urge Brown to Postpone Strict Testing Requirements
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Nearly 150 marijuana businesses in California are warning that they could face steep financial losses unless the state extends a July 1 deadline imposing strict standards for pot testing and packaging. In a letter Friday to Gov. Jerry Brown, the United Cannabis Business Association says the changes would further unsettle the…… MORE
Schwarzenegger Reignites Feud with Trump
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Senate Passes Farm Bill 86-11
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Senate passed their version of the farm bill on Thursday, with a 86-11 vote. The farm bill is monumental legislation that sets the eating and farming policy in the United States — including what Americans grow, what Americans know about their dinner and how much the government spends in the process…… MORE
