Merced County Supervisor for District 2 Lee Lor has been soliciting ideas and input from the public through her Facebook page on how to allocate her district’s discretionary funds. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »AG Sessions says DOJ will cut funding to sanctuary cities
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice will stop awarding grants to sanctuary cities, during Monday’s White House press briefing. “Unfortunately some states and cities have adopted policies designed to frustrate the enforcement of immigration laws,” Sessions said. “These policies violate federal law,” he said. … Click …
Read More »Rep. Hunter Says He Will Not Seek Federal Funding For ‘Sanctuaries’
Rep. Duncan Hunter , R-Alpine, took a stand against sanctuary cities and counties Thursday. He announced he will not submit any federal funding requests on behalf of states, cities, universities or other entities deemed “sanctuaries” for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. In a statement, Hunter argues sanctuaries undermine the …
Read More »Merced LGBT Center to close, staff says, citing funding and staffing issues
The Merced LGBT Community Center will close, according to its staff, who cited difficulty in funding the center and keeping it staffed. The announcement was made Monday on a blog … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley leaders hope to get lawmakers all aboard for train funding
Valley leaders have a Christmas request for state lawmakers beginning a new two-year session in Sacramento: Set aside some money for our trains. Legislators, under big pressure to fill huge … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Youth Council braces for funding disappointment
Youth Council wants a clear plan of role in the community from City Council Council members have split ideas on Youth Council’s focus Amount of funding sufficient for Youth Council is controversial … Click to Continue »
Read More »City leaders debate funding Merced Youth Council
Mayor, Building Healthy Communities want more money for the Youth Council City officials say the Youth Council is struggling to fill seats Issue discussed between City Council and residents during a budget study session … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County seeking state funding to target crime, gangs
Adam Gray seeking $ 4.5 million from state budget VIPER program would provide an aggregate of law enforcement information County supervisors pledge a 10 percent match of funds for program … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sheriff, DA join in criticism of county law enforcement funding
District attorney and sheriff say supervisors have done nothing to address gang violence Sheriff’s office attributes high vacancy rate to low wages amid record-high crime years Supervisors say they have approved staffing increases, plus equipment and project funding … Click to Continue »
Read More »Yosemite National Park Receives Funding for Restoration of Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
The National Park Service announced $ 15 million in support of 69 projects in 63 parks, including $ 1,165,000 for the Restoration of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias at Yosemite National Park. This funding augments other National Park Service funds and a Yosemite Conservancy donation of $ 20,000,000 to …
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