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February 11, 2025

GV-WIRE

Local, state and federal leaders gathered Saturday at The Fresno Center to address recent immigration enforcement actions that have caused widespread fear and disruption in Central Valley immigrant communities.

Issues:Immigration
February 6, 2025

POLITICO 

SACRAMENTO, California — California farmers — some of President Donald Trump’s staunchest supporters in the deep blue state — are sticking with him, even after he wasted their water.

January 13, 2025

The Fresno Bee

The head of Customs and Border Patrol told Fresno’s democratic congressman that the immigration enforcement operation it carried out in the Central Valley this week has concluded and was confined to Kern County, the U.S. representative said Saturday during a news conference. 

Issues:Immigration
June 11, 2024

(Inside California Politics) — Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, joined Inside California Politics co-host Frank Buckley to discuss President Biden’s executive actio

May 31, 2024

MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Traveling to Yosemite National Park as a group is now easier for people who live in Fresno, or visit the city.

Four brand new YARTS buses are now available, extending the Highway 41 corridor.

"There was absolutely no way, that we could pass up the opportunity to ensure that our residents here in Fresno, as well as those passing through our airport, and visiting would not have the ability to access the gem that we have in Yosemite," said Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer.

May 30, 2024

Millions in federal funding is coming to the Central Valley to purchase electric school buses.

Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced $13 million in federal funding to purchase new electric for school districts across the Central Valley.

Fresno Unified and Selma Unified will receive a combined $8 million in federal funding. The funding comes through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Costa voted to pass through Congress.

May 20, 2024

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A new collaboration is expanding access to free contraceptive healthcare in Fresno County.

It's also part of a larger effort to address the shortage of healthcare workers in the Valley and state.

The state says 2.6 million women in California live in what the state calls contraceptive deserts, meaning they don't have an easily reachable health center where they can get those services.

Issues:Healthcare
May 20, 2024

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: NOT THE PONY EXPRESS — A delegation of 12 California House members, led by Democratic Rep. Jim Costa, sent a letter to the U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Friday, demanding the agency beef up its number of mail-delivery trucks on the West Coast.

May 9, 2024

Rep. Jim Costa announced that he has secured $45 million in federal funding to support Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Fresno and Tulare Counties. 

Costa announced the funding on the House floor

Costa announces $45mil for Head Start in Fresno, Tulare Counties


The big picture: Head Start helps children from underserved families to promote school readiness up to the age of five by enhancing cognitive, social and emotional development. 

Issues:Education
April 23, 2024

REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Congressman Jim Costa is unveiling new legislation to regulate highly infectious diseases and high containment laboratories.

The "Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act" is meant to address gaps in federal law.

H.R. 8065 comes after an illegal bio lab was found inside a warehouse in Reedley in December 2022.

Authorities say the lab had blood samples, nearly 1,000 mice and misbranded medical devices.

February 11, 2025

GV-WIRE

Local, state and federal leaders gathered Saturday at The Fresno Center to address recent immigration enforcement actions that have caused widespread fear and disruption in Central Valley immigrant communities.

Issues:Immigration
February 6, 2025

POLITICO 

SACRAMENTO, California — California farmers — some of President Donald Trump’s staunchest supporters in the deep blue state — are sticking with him, even after he wasted their water.

January 13, 2025

The Fresno Bee

The head of Customs and Border Patrol told Fresno’s democratic congressman that the immigration enforcement operation it carried out in the Central Valley this week has concluded and was confined to Kern County, the U.S. representative said Saturday during a news conference. 

Issues:Immigration
June 11, 2024

(Inside California Politics) — Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, joined Inside California Politics co-host Frank Buckley to discuss President Biden’s executive actio

May 31, 2024

MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Traveling to Yosemite National Park as a group is now easier for people who live in Fresno, or visit the city.

Four brand new YARTS buses are now available, extending the Highway 41 corridor.

"There was absolutely no way, that we could pass up the opportunity to ensure that our residents here in Fresno, as well as those passing through our airport, and visiting would not have the ability to access the gem that we have in Yosemite," said Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer.