Former Arts Council Manager Sentenced to 33 Months for $1.8M Embezzlement of Measure P Funds
Suliana Caldwell, 46, former operations manager for the Fresno Arts Council, was sentenced Monday to 33 months in federal prison
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House Ethics Committee’s Male Majority Shielded Costa From Public Admonishment, Sources Say
The House Ethics Committee investigated Rep. Jim Costa (D-California) in 2023 over allegations he made inappropriate advances to two congressional
Teachers Union Demands School Board Trustee Resign Over Withdrawn Racial Slur Claim
Fresno Unified School District Trustee Keshia Thomas is facing calls to resign after withdrawing her defense that she told the
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Fresno Police Defend Surveillance Cameras as State Lawmakers Push New Limits
Fresno Police Department is standing by its use of roughly 70 Flock Safety license plate readers, even as California lawmakers
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Fresno Unified Evaluation Failures Uncovered After Grand Jury Probe Into $162K Severance
A Fresno County Civil Grand Jury investigation into a controversial $162,000 severance payment to former Fresno Unified spokesperson Nikki Henry
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Fresno Police Officer Arrested on Burglary, Terrorizing Charges After Madera County Incident
Fresno Police Officer Matthew Rodarte was arrested early Sunday morning and booked into Madera County Jail on charges of attempted
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Trump Administration Freezes $867 Million in California Medicaid Funds Over Alleged Fraud
The Trump administration froze $867 million in federal Medicaid payments to California on July 21, 2026, citing suspected fraud in
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California Lost $30 Billion to Unemployment Fraud. Federal Review Still Underway.
California lost more than $30 billion to unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic. Six years later, the state is still
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Federal Officials Threaten States With Fines, Prison Over Voter-Roll Access
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned state election officials on Friday that they could face fines, loss of federal grant
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State Senate Committee Kills Fresno Lawmaker’s Bill to Ban Sex Offenders from Running for Office
A proposal written by Fresno Democratic Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria to bar registered sex offenders from running for public office in
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Anti-DEI Grant Conditions Affecting Fresno
U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued a preliminary injunction Thursday evening halting the Trump administration from enforcing new grant conditions
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