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Whether you’re fired up about voting, or you feel like politicians are as disconnected as ever from your community, KVPR wants to understand what’s driving San Joaquin Valley voters' decisions as the elections come around.
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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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The Fresno City Council is considering a new policy that would give the City Attorney’s Office the power to prosecute employers through both civil and criminal action.
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A California proposal to phase out tackle football for children under twelve came to a screeching halt when the governor stepped in and said he wouldn't support it.
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In a statement, Governor Gavin Newsom set a March 19 primary date for the 20th Congressional District contest. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters would advance to a May 21 matchup to fill the seat.
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Jewish protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza disrupt first day of California legislative sessionAssembly members tried to briefly continue their business before taking a recess and ultimately adjourning. The protest was organized Jewish Voice for Peace, IfNotNow and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network.
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Here's what could determine who the next president will be.
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An obscure federal manual that guides road signs and design is getting a rare update. The Biden administration says the changes will protect cyclists and pedestrians, but safety advocates wanted more.
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Two-thirds of the bills opposed by the oil industry this year were killed, thanks in part to an alliance with the building trades union, forcing Democrats to sometimes choose between jobs and the environment.
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A newly adopted policy would require annual inspections of any privately-funded research labs.
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The city of Fresno recently became one of a few cities in the country to raise the Palestinian flag in solidarity with those killed in the Israel-Hamas war.
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The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said Thursday that most of the deficit comes from lower than expected tax revenues this year.