The House version of the Farm Bill barely passed by a margin of two votes last week, and a Senate version is currently in the works. This piece of federal legislation is renewed about every five years and determines policy about agriculture and food assistance, like Food Stamps, or in …
Read More »End of daylight saving time inches closer in California
California voters may get a chance to weigh in on daylight saving time in November. The state Senate on Thursday approved a proposal to ask voters to repeal a 70-year-old … Click to Continue »
Read More »With Clovis Groundbreaking, Proposed Medical School One Step Closer To Reality
The San Joaquin Valley’s newest university is expanding: On Wednesday, groundbreaking ceremony for a new campus of California Health Sciences University. The 90-acre plot of land between Highway 168, Temperance and Alluvial Avenues in Clovis is part of the university’s plan to operate a family of schools of medicine and …
Read More »US Senate committee moves Arctic drilling legislation one step closer
The U.S. Senate energy committee voted Wednesday to advance legislation to open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. The 13-10 vote, which would lift an existing … Click to Continue »
Read More »California orders closer look at 93 dams after Oroville crisis; including in Merced
California officials have ordered owners of 93 dams, including two operated by Merced Irrigation District, to reinspect their flood-control spillways following the Oroville Dam crisis, saying the spillways need a … Click to Continue »
Read More »County budget closer to peak years before recession
The Merced County Board of Supervisors passed a balanced budget of $ 591.4 million on Tuesday that includes long-term safety nets and focuses on public safety and mental health. The budget … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced a step closer to allowing medical cannabis
City Council voiced support for cannabis dispensaries The members’ opinions on cultivation were not unanimous … Click to Continue »
Read More »Closer look at treatment injured firefighter could receive
25-year-old Damien Pereira is still in his second surgery, this one is expected to take seven hours. CAL FIRE says hospital officials are hopeful he’ll recover, but say he faces a tough battle. Here’s an inside look at some of the therapy he could face.
Read More »GVUSD: Five Teachers Quit, Board Members Closer to Recall
Three members of a north valley school board are one step closer to being recalled. It comes after a heated meeting of the Golden Valley Unified School Board in Madera Ranchos. The district is comprised of three schools. Tuesday night, five teachers quit and three members of the school board …
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