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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.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A special honor was presented to the leader of a local advocacy group, Centro La Familia.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, issued the following statement after the House Agriculture Committee marked up the 2024 Farm Bill.
FRESNO, Calif. - On May 20, 2024, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) hosted U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, to examine critical healthcare workforce shortages in the San Joaquin Valley. During the visit, Congressman Costa and Secretary Becerra announced a new public-private partnership between UCSF Fresno Mobile HeaL and Upstream USA to expand access to contraceptive care in the San Joaquin Valley.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) announced $45 million in federal funding to support Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Fresno and Tulare counties.
"These investments level the playing field and empower children to thrive in school. Investing in Head Start is an investment in our children’s future - because when our children succeed, America succeeds,” said Costa.
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.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Representative Jim Costa (CA-21), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, along with Tracey Mann (KS-01), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, and Poultry, and U.S.