FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Covered California’s boosting premiums on heath insurance policies for small business employees, by an average of 5.9 percent next year. That’s smaller than last year’s increase of 7.2 percent, and will affect about 28,000 people who are employed by companies with up to 100 workers. The individual market, which covers about 1.4 million…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Despite higher median household income, savings accounts remain remarkably thin, according to a new GOBankingRates report. The problem is most evident here in the Golden State. 69 percent of Californians have less than $1,000 put away. One out of three have $0 set aside for an emergency. GOBankingRates says California ranks second, when…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Homebuyer confidence in the U.S., according to new National Association of Realtors survey, remains high. However, renters and younger prospective buyers — those under the age of 34 — are said to be exhibiting less confidence. Millennials here in the West are among the least-confident when it comes to owning a home; much…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 35-year-old Theresa Ramirez has been arrested by Fresno Police, after a lengthy investigation revealed she had unlawful relations with an underage, male student. The 16-year-old boy admitted to investigators that the relationship started last fall, when she was said to have been assisting him with his work off campus. Lt. Joe Gomez tells…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Robocalls have hit a new record in the U.S. New figures released by YouMail show that unwanted calls grew to more than 2.6 billion last month. That’s a more than 9 percent increase from July. The State of Texas has been bombarded with the largest number of robocalls, followed by California. …… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Citing a “new, unprecedented, and intensely complicated pressing legal matter unrelated to the superintendent and district staff,” Michael Hanson has put off the presentation of his self-evaluation to the Board of Education, previously scheduled for Wednesday evening. Hanson tells KMJ News, “The topic was going to take all the time that we could…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Merely telling a teen to eat vegetables is usually not entirely effective. But, how about tapping into their… shall we say… rebellious side? New research shows that encouraging teens to eat more fruits and vegetables, because junk food companies are manipulative, appears to be a motivator. University of Texas experts say if veggies…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Governor Jerry Brown is set to sign a series of bills addressing climate change, on Wednesday morning in Fresno. The legislation directs $900 million in cap-and-trade funds to greenhouse gas reduction efforts. Those efforts include clean transportation projects, increased biomass energy production, as well as prioritizing spending in communities disproportionately affected by dirty…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Gov. Jerry Brown has placed his signature on AB 1066, which will make overtime pay for California farmworkers kick in at 40 hours a week, instead of 60. Several ag groups and conservatives, argue that it’ll have lead to higher costs for growers. However, supporters say it’s about equality. The governor signed the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The degree to which money can determine a person’s happiness has long-been debated, with researching showing it has little impact past $75,000 a year. However, personal finance website WalletHub has looked at more than 2 dozen other factors, to determine just how happy states in America are. California’s said to be the 10th-happiest…… MORE
