Report Says Retired Yosemite Supervisor Belittled Employees

(KMJ) – A new report from the Interior Department inspector general details the allegations made against the former Superintendent of Yosemite National Park, Don Neubacher. The report says that more than half of the 71 employees interviewed witnessed former Superintendent Neubacher undermine a team member’s competence or performance.  Neubacher allegedly ridiculed employees, calling their ideas “dopey”…MORE

USDA: Agriculture a $992 Billion Economic Factor

  Data by the Department of Agriculture shows agriculture and agriculture-related industries contributed $992 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2015, a 5.5-percent share, the most recent USDA statistics. The output of America’s farms contributed $136.7 billion of this sum, about one percent of GDP. USDA says the overall contribution of the agriculture…MORE

Fresno State Lecturer Tweets “Trump Must Hang”, Firestorm Erupts

(KMJ)  A Fresno State lecturer is under fire for his fiery, and possibly criminal, tweets toward President Trump. The social media firestorm erupted Friday night after a series of tweets from Prof. Lars Maischak, apparently calling for the assassination of the 45th President of the US, were picked up and posted by conservative websites. The…MORE

March MatchUP Campaign Raises $184,475 For Fresno State Student Cupboard

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State revealed Friday that the March MatchUP Campaign brought in more than $184,000 dollars for its Student Cupboard. Food Security Project Coordinator Jessica Medina says three community partners matched the more than 220 donations, money that she says will go far to alleviate food insecurity. Fresno State’s First Lady Mary…MORE

State Bar Sends Overhaul of Ethics Rules to CA Supreme Court

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The CA State Bar has sent for review to the California Supreme Court the first significant overhaul in 3 decades, of ethics rules for lawyers. The proposal includes 70 new or modified Rules of Professional Conduct. Among the most notable: banning intimacy between attorneys and clients, unless there was a prior consensual…MORE