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April 16, 2024

Members of the House Agriculture Committee are scrounging to find money to boost specialty crops like vegetables and nuts in the still-delayed farm bill, a top committee Democrat said.

Issues:Agriculture
April 9, 2024

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Marjaree Mason Center has been granted $850,000 to fund their capital camping project aimed at building a new resource center for all non-residential services for survivors of domestic violence in Fresno County.

March 12, 2024

SANGER – Sanger has the House Appropriations Committee (Committee) and Congressman Jim Costa to thank for a $850,000 grant that will fund the remodel and renovation of the city’s fire station.

March 6, 2024

Rep. Jim Costa (D–Fresno) has secured $12.2 million for local projects throughout Congressional District 21. 

The funding comes in the form of grants for the federal government’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget. 

February 6, 2024
CENTRAL VALLEY – Two Congressmen representing the Central Valley have introduced measures to assist California communities ravaged by drought and extreme heat, as well as to advance and promote policies essential to U.S. agriculture.
Issues:Agriculture
February 1, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Gegham Stepanyan and former State Minister Artak Beglaryan represented the Artsakh people’s inalienable rights, national interests, and democratic aspirations at a Capitol Hill briefing featuring powerful remarks by Representatives Brad Sherman (D-CA) and James Costa (D-CA), and organized by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
January 31, 2024
The House of Representatives has formed a new Agricultural Trade Caucus to enhance U.S. agriculture, with bipartisan support. The caucus aims to promote agricultural exports, facilitate trade, and knock down trade barriers.
Issues:Agriculture
January 24, 2024
Thirty-one lawmakers spend their time outside of the nation’s capital farming, ranching or running cattle operations, according to a new Congressional Research Service report. Twenty-three of these members hold spots on the House’s roster, while eight serve in the Senate, says the report, which is based on information compiled by Congressional Quarterly. When combined, they make up 5.7% of Congress’ overall membership.
January 15, 2024
California Congressman Jim Costa has introduced a bill known as “Jane’s Law” that aims to bring to justice individuals who flee court-ordered divorce settlements. The proposed legislation seeks to ensure that all parties involved in a divorce follow the terms and agreements established by the court, and seeks to end impunity for those who attempt to avoid their financial and legal responsibilities. If passed, this legislation could lead to significant changes in California’s family justice system.
January 9, 2024
In five years, Fresno’s core will be transformed into the first major hub on America’s most ambitious active infrastructure project: a 500-mile bullet train shuttling people 200-plus mph from San Francisco to Los Angeles in under three hours. But unlike Interstate 5, the state’s north-south connector, it’ll run through the heart of the Central Valley.
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.

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.