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Merced County employees struggle as healthcare premiums skyrocket. ‘We have become the working poor’Last fall, Merced County employees learned that as of Jan. 1, the premiums for their health insurance would increase by 12%, a cost passed to the county from the insurance provider.
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While students at college campuses across the country have demonstrated against the war in Gaza by building campus encampments and occupying buildings, campuses in California’s Central Valley have so far taken a different approach.
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The governor said he will move 22 state personnel from a housing enforcement unit to help cities and counties deliver on projects to reduce homelessness — and to crack down if they do not.
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Assembly Bill 2216 would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging extra for security deposit and rent for tenants who have cats, dogs or other common household animals.
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Blake Zante assumed the role of executive director in January and he’ll also be the new host of "The Maddy Report."
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Paris Hilton testified before state lawmakers in support of a bipartisan bill that would require short-term youth treatment facilities to report to the state government and notify parents when restraints or seclusion are used to discipline minors.
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Some fire stations in Merced County are only staffed by one person.
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A state audit has found that California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over a five year period but didn’t consistently track the outcomes or effectiveness of its programs.
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The Fresno City Council plans to consider giving the Fresno city attorney subpoena power during a regularly scheduled meeting.
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Kerman becomes second Valley city to call for Gaza ceasefire. Mayor says matter goes beyond politicsThe five-member board in Kerman, California, was reluctant to sign the proclamation, but the resolution passed 3-0.
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Mariposa Plaza in downtown Fresno is the site of California’s first free speech fight, according to historians.
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Democrats have greatly increased the number of people eligible for Medicaid in California. But the rates Medicaid pays doctors have not kept up.