Fresno Unified cuts hundreds of positions despite $52 million state boost
Fresno Unified School District got $52.5 million in new state money. It cut hundreds of jobs anyway. The extra funding
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The Issues
Federal Crackdown Pulls Commercial Licenses From Thousands of Truck Drivers, Including in Fresno
The U.S. Department of Transportation confirmed a nationwide enforcement operation targeting commercial driver licenses issued to individuals without valid immigration
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Fresno Growers Press Congressman Costa on Trade Rules as U.S.-Canada Tariff Fight Threatens Valley Exports
Farmers whose livelihoods depend on cross-border sales gathered at the Fresno County Farm Bureau last week to tell U.S. Rep.
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Supreme Court Allows Trump Mail-Ballot Order to Advance, but Legal Fight Far from Over
The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a procedural victory this week in his effort to restrict mail voting, but
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California Legislature Votes to Keep Cocktails-to-Go Through 2029
Your favorite Fresno restaurant might keep sending you home with that margarita a little longer. The California Legislature passed Assembly
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Fresno School Board Trustee Paid $90,000 by Campaign Behind Transportation Tax Measure
A Fresno Unified School District trustee received $90,000 over six months from the campaign pushing to put a half-cent sales
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Fresno City Council votes 6-1 to require tobacco retailer licenses, $1,000 annual fee
The Fresno City Council voted 6-1 Thursday to establish a tobacco retailer licensing program requiring businesses that sell tobacco products
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Planning Commission Advances 9,000-Acre SEDA Development Plan Without Public Financial Analysis
The Fresno Planning Commission voted 6-1 Wednesday to recommend approval of the Southeast Development Area plan, a multi-phased project covering
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Fresno Unified cuts $2.2 million in field trip funding — sixth-grade camp, aquarium visits now unfunded
Thousands of Fresno Unified elementary students are starting the 2026-27 school year without district funding for field trips, including the
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Fresno State Opens First New Student Housing in 50 Years With $53 Million in State and CSU Funding
Fresno State cut the ribbon last week on its first new student housing in more than half a century —
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