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Six states — California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico — hold elections on Tuesday. Here are key races to follow.
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The bond market has delivered $70 million to the stalled project behind Chukchansi Park, in the Brewery District. -
The “Invicta” clarinet quartet is preparing for its debut on an international stage. -
The murals were part of a week-long art festival for the Merced community. -
The Young Authors’ Faire is a longstanding Fresno County tradition that’s been held for more than 40 years. -
A new medical institute in Fresno is bringing advanced neuroscience treatment and research to the San Joaquin Valley, reducing the need for patients to travel to San Francisco or Los Angeles for care.
Fresno Unified School District is spending $4 million a year to repair and replace laptops. It will be shifting computer access to in-class only in the fall.
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Salina Arredondo/via Public Health WatchDriving the decline, experts say, are several state and federal policy changes that block or discourage immigrants from getting coverage. -
Louis Freedberg / EdSourceCalifornia school districts are struggling to balance rising healthcare costs with declining enrollment and federal aid, leading to labor battles between teachers and districts over healthcare premiums. -
Zin Chiang / CalMattersIn the face of the nation’s highest gas prices, California lawmakers approved a bill to ease restrictions on E85 conversion kits. It now heads to the California state Senate and would need Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval before it becomes law. -
David Prasad via flickr under Creative Commons license CC BY-SA 2.0An increase in seasonal agricultural work and the end of the school year in the San Joaquin Valley are expected to mean more people spending more time working and playing outside – potentially increasing the risk of contracting valley fever.
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When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander.
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All eyes are on one billionaire’s spending for governor. A CalMatters analysis shows the story may lie in the millions spent by down-ballot candidates.
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Funded by FDR's Public Works Administration, the Fresno County Hall of Records opened in 1937. Today it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. -
Since 1924, the City of Fresno has run this rustic camp in the Sierra National Forest, east of Fresno. -
Today all that remains of the schoolhouse is a red brick archway at Shephard and Minnewawa Avenues in Clovis. The building was destroyed in a fire in 1990.
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