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A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that more than 4 million visitors in 2010 spent $ 354.7 million in Yosemite National Park and in communities near the park. That spending supported more than 4,600 jobs in the area. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/ynpeconomy.htm
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Election season is in full swing and some of the nation’s most contested congressional races are taking place in the Central Valley. To learn more about how voters may decide come November 3rd, Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with Mark Keppler, executive director of The Kenneth L. Maddy Institute, …
Read More »Here’s who’s giving money to the Merced County supervisor candidates
One candidate for District 5 of the Merced County Board of Supervisors has received about three times the amount of campaign donations compared to his opponents, according to county records. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Should Los Banos council offer fee waivers even if it comes from general fund money?
A nonprofit organization that helps low-income families purchase homes asked the Los Banos City Council on Wednesday to waive the impact fees for a home they built. However, for the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police, fire and parks get new money in Merced, if you approve the weed tax
The Merced City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to designate 20 percent of a marijuana tax revenue to each of three city services. If the special weed tax is passed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County ‘throws switch’ on solar project to save money
The Merced County Board of Supervisors “flipped the switch” on a solar panel project at the Merced County Administration building on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, that’s expected to save $ 19 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced CHP’s K-9 sniffed out drug money. Someone made a meme out of it
Merced-area officers had a little fun with a meme of their star K-9 after her latest find of more than $ 165,000 in drug money, the California Highway Patrol said on … Click to Continue »
Read More »14,000 Merced County kids use this program for health insurance. Is the money ending?
A health insurance program for low-income kids is going to run out of money by the end of the year and thousands of Merced County children depend on it. Congress … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teachers who buy classroom supplies with their own money cry foul on Republican tax plan
Teachers often have to spend their own money to provide students with books, pens and pencils, and can get a tax deduction of $ 250 for their expenses — but there’s … Click to Continue »
Read More »She spoke against the Dakota pipeline. Now UC Merced will give her an award and money
An environmental activist who recently spoke on behalf of the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline has been named for an annual UC Merced award that focuses on social justice. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced wants a new police headquarters. Here’s why it may cost you more money.
The city of Merced moved forward Monday, agreeing to buy a property for a new police station, and soon leaders could ask if you are willing to pay more in … Click to Continue »
Read More »CHP K-9 sniffs out hidden compartment in car used to smuggle drugs and money, police say
A California Highway Patrol K-9 sniffed out a hidden compartment in a car, believed to function as a way to smuggle money and narcotics, according to police officials. A 2005 … Click to Continue »
Read More »No new money for Merced sheriff’s deputies, but guess who just got a pay raise
Weeks after Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke pleaded with the board of supervisors to grant pay increases to attract and retain deputies, all but one county supervisor quietly accepted automatic … Click to Continue »
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