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The House passed a $390 billion farm bill Thursday after three years of delays. It includes $50 million in assistance for specialty crops — fruits, vegetables and nuts — that dominate Central Valley agriculture.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Since 1965, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has been in place, prohibiting voting practices that discriminate on the basis of race or minority status.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A group of valley veterans is enjoying the sights and sounds of Washington, D.C.
The first stop on Tuesday was the Capitol building.
For Ron Lee, there’s just one word to describe the experience: “Terrific. I’ve been to Washington, D.C., but not in this detail.”
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a resolution, obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter, that would designate March 24, 2026 as National Agriculture Day.
REEDLEY – A federal budget allocation has put Reedley College $2 million closer to being able to build a center where business, technology and agriculture can intersect through innovation.
Tariffs are a dirty word for many people in agriculture. As the American Farm Bureau Federation has pointed out, trade disruptions have created additional hardships for farmers who entered 2025 already dealing with crippling inflation and declining farm prices.
CENTRAL VALLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The first State of the Union address of President Trump's second term promised affordability going forward.
The president hopes to change Americans' minds about his economic agenda.
WASHINGTON, DC. (KSEE/KGPE) – In what was the longest State of the Union address in modern history, President Donald Trump began by focusing on immigration.
“When I last spoke in this chamber 12 months ago, I had just inherited a nation in crisis, with a stagnant economy, inflation at record levels, a wide-open border,” Trump said.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are illegal in a 6-3 vote.
“Today’s a good day for the rule of law. Today is a good day for affordability, something that Americans and Californians have been screaming for,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Concerns over immigration enforcement are growing across the Central Valley as reports of ICE activity increase and federal authorities reportedly push for significantly more arrests nationwide.
VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- County, state and federal leaders gathered Friday at the Visalia Convention Center to highlight efforts to expand high-speed internet access across five Central Valley counties, addressing longstanding connectivity challenges in rural communities.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Elected officials gathered Friday to announce that millions of dollars in funding will expand broadband internet access across rural communities in the Central Valley.
According to Fresno County officials, the California Public Utilities Commission ratified the state’s final Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) proposal on Sept. 17.
A group of House Democrats is calling on the Agriculture Department to use “every available lawful authority” to preserve hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for rural housing that was set to expire with the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.