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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.
TJ Cox abandons 2022 rematch with Valadao, throws support behind Salas
The Fresno Democrat will not run against Rep. David Valadao (R–Hanford) for the third-straight election.
Handing inmates to ICE went from controversial to snoozer. Stanislaus Co. Sheriff explains why.
Out of over 16,000 bookings into the county jail, ICE requested that 224 of those inmates have a detainer placed on them, Stanislaus County Sheriff Jeff Dirkse said.
No. 1 again: Fresno Co. leads nation in crop production for third-straight year, report says.
Despite a global pandemic, farm production in Fresno County is humming and leading the U.S., according to the county's 2020 crop report.
Hanford hikes recreational marijuana tax to legal maximum
Shortly after deciding to add a third recreational pot shop, Kings County's largest city is looking to leverage legal pot's financial benefits quickly.
Stockton airport gets a boost from San Joaquin Co. Supes, courtesy of COVID funding
Stockton’s airport is receiving a nice chunk of federal COVID-19 stimulus funding for three projects.
Facing police staffing shortage, Clovis OKs committee to study fixes
The Great Recession and a failed tax measure left Clovis Police in a lurch. 13 years since the economic, staffing hasn’t rebounded.
Fresno lawmaker roughs up Feds amid push to cut back wildfire prevention efforts
"While I respect that the [U.S. Fish and Wildlfe] Service supports land management activities that contribute to healthy forests, history has not been kind to the federal government and its forest management policies," the lawmaker wrote.
With 4 Fresno weed licenses left, lawsuits, fraud charges stack up
With four licenses yet to be awarded, what is the future of retail marijuana in Fresno?
With districts in flux, Josh Harder jumps on bandwagon of fundraising off of Devin Nunes
A face-off between two-term Rep. Josh Harder (D–Turlock) and Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) may make a good fundraising pitch. But what about the district lines?
