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Officials award $177mil contract to begin Friant-Kern Canal repair project
Construction to repair a critical stretch of the Friant-Kern Canal will soon be underway, water officials announced Thursday.
Two years later, Biden admin. seeks to axe Trump’s Valley water boost
Just two years after the Trump administration delivered sweeping changes to California’s water delivery system with major benefit to the San Joaquin Valley, the Biden administration is is seeking a reversal.
Calif. regulators buckle up for the potential of 0% water allocation for 2022
The prospect of minimal rainfall next winter opens the door for California to force mandatory restrictions for its residents in 2022.
Newsom’s veto of bad farmworker bill a win for Ag community, Calif. GOP
The United Farm Workers was once a mighty force, but it’s largely become a greedy organization pushing a liberal agenda with workers seeing few results.
Fresno slips, slides to kill $2.5mil water suit against Friant as Feds side with water agency
A standoff between the City of Fresno, the Friant Water Authority, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation may be shorter lived than initially anticipated.
Newsom vetoes bill to end secret ballot farmworker union elections
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a top priority bill for the United Farm Workers that would have eased voting to organize workers into the union, angering union allies.
Fresno votes to fight share of Friant-Kern Canal repairs, possibly jeopardize water supply
The legal brinkmanship, which centers on a relatively small sum – roughly $2.5 million, could have far-reaching consequences by putting the water supply of California's fifth-largest city in jeopardy.
Worries of farmworker intimidation swell as Calif. lawmakers relax union voting rules
"Secret ballot election, free from undue pressure, is foundational to the democratic process that all of us cherish as Americans," farm advocates argued in opposition to the bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.
World Ag Expo proves to be economic boon for Tulare County. Need proof? Look to 2020.
The Tulare-based international farm show snuck in just before the world shut down over concerns related to the coronavirus. Now we know the impact it delivered on Tulare County and California.
Hurtado pulls bill to repair sinking canals after legislators yank funding
San Joaquin Valley water agencies and growers were outraged at legislators for stripping funding and adding hostile amendments to a bill aimed at curbing worse droughts.
