In the News
February 19, 2013
Last week, the U.S. Senate took a major step in finishing what the last Congress left undone when it voted on a wide bipartisan basis to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. This previously enacted legislation that has now expired helped bring domestic violence out of the shadows and allowed our nation to address an issue far too many victims and survivors have battled alone.
Fresno Unified financial aid workshops begin Friday.
Wednesday, Feb. 06, 2013
Impoverished or middle-class students and their parents should know that college dreams can be realized despite tuition hikes and a sluggish economy.
If a student gets good grades and graduates from high school, financial aid will be there to attend college.
This is the message that Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, is sending to students, particularly those in Fresno Unified School District.
Costa top Dem on livestock panel
by Michael Doyle on January 22, 2013
The House of Representatives continues to shape itself up for the 113th Congress, with Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, now taking the top Democratic position on the House Livestock, Rural Development and Credit subcommittee.
Governor's budget funds Fresno veterans home
By John Ellis and Eddie Jimenez / The Fresno Bee - The Fresno Bee
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 | 04:47 PM
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget released Thursday includes $27 million for veterans homes in Fresno and Redding, which a local lawmaker said should fully fund the Fresno facility.
Assembly Member Henry T. Perea, a Fresno Democrat, said it's unknown how the money would be split between the two homes, but Fresno "would get the lion's share because it is a bigger home."
Farm bill extension offers little help for Kern growers
BY JOHN COX Californian
January 3, 2013
Kern County dairies benefited some but local growers of specialty crops such as grapes and nuts received little direct help from Congress' vote this week to extend the 2008 Farm Bill until Sept. 30.
Central Valley congressman blasts Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.
January 1, 2013 10:05pm
• Says partisanship has trumped putting the country first
• "I am happy to now say goodbye to the 112th Congress"
A veteran of the halls of Congress, Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, has few kind words for where he works.
"Far too many of those serving in this institution lack the will to put the country first and partisan interests last," he says.
Finish the job for rural America and pass the farm bill
How to Help the Survivors of Hurricane Sandy
Fresno Unified to get $160K grant
Published on 09/18/2012 - 12:57 pm
Written by Business Journal staff
Thirty-one organizations in 21 states were awarded funds through the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program this year. Thirty-one organizations in 21 states were awarded funds through the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program this year. Fresno Unified School District will receive $160,000 from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to assist lawful legal residents with the naturalization process, Rep. Jim Costa's office said in a release.
Fresno Business Journal:
Costa rolls out homeowner refinancing bill
Published on 10/10/2012 - 2:17 pm
Written by Michael Kincheloe
Flanked by members of the Fresno real estate community, Rep. Jim Costa reveals legislation to help homeowners with refinancing..
Rep. Jim Costa met with the media today to announce new legislation that will allow responsible homeowners to take advantage of current low interest rates on mortgages.
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.
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.
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.
(Inside California Politics) — Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, joined Inside California Politics co-host Frank Buckley to discuss President Biden’s executive actio
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.