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Rep. Jim Costa (D–Fresno) is proposing a bill to increase the number of federal judges in the Eastern District of California to help meet the high demand currently bogging down the judicial system.
Costa has secured bipartisan support for the bill, which is called the CASE LOAD Act of 2023.
The big picture: The CASE LOAD Act would create five additional judgeships for the Eastern District Court, which covers 34 counties and spans from Bakersfield to Redding.
Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) met with members of the media Friday to discuss The Case Load Act of 2023.
The legislation is in response to the severe lack of judgeships for the federal Eastern District of California, which currently has only one judge for every 1,362,552 residents — by far the highest in the state, Costa said.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – An aerial firefighting system built in Fresno by Caylym Technologies is used by eight countries worldwide to fight wildfires. However, it is still not used in the U.S.
According to Caylym Technologies, their air dispersal system provides a light rain that can cover over a quarter of a mile when fighting fires, and they use 264 gallons of water packed inside a cardboard box.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and a group of bipartisan colleagues sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of keeping flavored milk in schools in response to USDA’s
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jim Cost (CA-21) and David Valadao (CA-22) introduced a resolution designating the month of June as Portuguese National Heritage Month. The resolution also highlights the countless contributions that millions of Portuguese Americans have made to the nation.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and a bipartisan group of House members sent a letter to Secretary of State, Antony Blinken to ask the Palestinian Authority to provide access to the forensic evidence in the death of Palestinian-American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, for an independent investigation.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The debt ceiling is headed to the full House of Representatives after passing through the House Rules Committee, and one Congressman from Fresno is voting yes for the Bill, according to officials.
Some Republican and Democrat Congressmen are going to vote yes for the Bill that would raise the debt limit until 2025.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa joined House Democratic Chair Pete Aguilar and California Democrats in supporting a $700 million infrastructure project, which will alleviate air pollution and global warming emissions associated with medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. In the letter, members stated their support for a grant application from California, Oregon, and Washington for the West Coast Truck Charging and Fueling Corridor Project through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure program.