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Another changing of the guard on the Kern Co. Board of Supervisors on the horizon? Here’s what we know.
Could one of Kern County's most senior lawmakers be heading for the exits?
Valley’s progressives fume over Calif. maps. Lack of Valley voice is at center of equation.
Much of the hand-wringing from commentators and progressive advocates in recent days have centered on mismatched Valley communities and Hail Mary efforts to radically reverse the drafts.
Harder choices: Rep’s furious push to redraw Valley’s Congressional map with back-up plan in motion
Rep. Josh Harder (D–Turlock) faces a tall task in the coming weeks, centered around two competing prospects that will determine where he'll represent Californians in Congress.
Report: Valley city’s home ownership rate skyrocketed over the past decade to among top in the nation
Despite the national drop in home ownership rates over the past decade, rates sharply increased as the COVID-19 pandemic shook up the market last year.
Tulare Co. judge rebuffs attempt to toss massive hospital public corruption case
Any hope that Tulare County’s most complicated white collar criminal prosecution would be tossed out was summarily extinguished on Thursday.
McCarthy forces delay on $1.75tril social spending bill with record-breaking filibuster
An hours long filibuster against the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act has House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on a trajectory to break a record for longest House floor speech.
Tulare eyeing sizable downtown investment with rescue funds
The south Valley community received $18 million of the $1.8 trillion American Rescue Plan relief package.
San Joaquin Supe Tom Patti announces run for Congress
The former boxer who trained with Mike Tyson is entering a different ring, taking a plunge for Congress.
Calif. mapmakers hear earful from Valley residents over draft Congressional lines
Advocates for the Dolores Huerta Foundation attempted to assuage concerns of packing minority-majority district while south Valley residents sought to distance themselves from the City of Fresno.
Madera’s cannabis push stalls out at the one-yard line
Once again, Madera’s future pot shops are kept waiting as lawmakers could not muster up enough support Wednesday evening to pass the city’s cannabis business permits ordinance.
