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Expanded tax credits that helped more people pay for health insurance premiums under Covered California expired at the end of December after Congress let them lapse. That meant higher out-of-pocket costs for thousands of Valley residents.
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The Trump administration says it's deferring over $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of suspected fraud and noncompliance. -
Demand for pistachios continues to rise around the world with viral trends making the nut popular on the internet. But farmers in the Central Valley must battle with the climate to keep up with demand. -
Hundreds attended the 18th annual Organic Stone Fruit Jubilee in Kingsburg, California, for a taste of locally grown fruit. -
It’s no secret that California is hard to afford. When it comes to housing, no city or town is left out of the financial squeeze. But the West Side Church of God is doing something no other church in Fresno County has done before: it’s building affordable housing. -
A new law requires colleges to prove their graduates earn more than someone with only a high school diploma or else students could lose access to federal loans. About 300 California programs may fail the test, including many cosmetology and some arts programs.
Domestic violence and homelessness often intersect. In fact, it’s common for one to lead to the other. But in Fresno County, only one shelter exclusively serves people facing both.
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KDavid Montero / UnsplashCalifornia lawmakers seek to revive an expired law that would require the state to identify companies that employ 100 or more and have employees enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program. -
Julianna Morano / FresnolandThe board’s conservative majority voted to delay placing the last-ditch effort to extend Fresno County’s critical transportation tax measure on the ballot until a study gets completed — a decision that will likely prevent the Better Roads measure from appearing on ballots before Measure C expires in 2027. -
Fred Greaves / CalMattersAB 311 would change California insurance law by allowing drivers to opt in to being tracked through telematics, which transmits data to insurance companies. -
Heidi de Marco / KFF Health NewsSeasonal work. Inconsistent hours. Frequent moves. Cash payments and informal jobs. For farmworkers who rely on Medicaid, these common employment patterns could put their health coverage at risk.
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A new study finds that consumers who are paying a premium for foods advertised as made with avocado oil are probably not getting what they think they're buying.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 4,500 people in the United States die annually due to unintentional drowning. Drowning is also the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4.
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Nestled close the Sierra foothills in Tulare County, Porterville began as a ferry crossing on the Tule River. -
Dixon's landscape paintings ranged in styles from impressionism to angular modernism, all while capturing the beauty of the Southwestern landscape. -
The grand hotel has been a Yosemite Valley icon since 1927, and has hosted presidents and royalty.
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