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☀️ Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 30. This is Rob, wishing you a happy National Father-in-Law Day!
Expect another day of good July weather in Fresno.
🛣️In local news this morning, county residents can take their first look at preliminary numbers in connection with a new effort to save Fresno County’s Measure C, the half-cent sales tax that funds road and transportation-related projects. Check out the full story below from Fresnoland’s Julianna Morano.
Fresnoland’s Gisselle Medina speaks with local immigration attorneys and advocates to break down the current state of immigration enforcement and what locals should know about the Trump administration’s massive deportation effort. Check out that story below.
🚌And Fresno-area schools will get back about $48 million in federal funding that the Trump Administration temporarily froze. But the funding now comes with strings attached, but the federal government has yet to clearly define expectations. Fresnoland’s Diego Vargas examines the latest developments below.
Only a tiny fraction of mobile food vendors have started participating in a recent city program to streamline permitting applications but some vendors who spoke with The Bee said the process is overly complicated and confusing. The Fresno Bee
💧Newly released state guidelines propose a framework for how San Joaquin Valley groundwater managers can “best stop, slow or even reverse subsidence,” but reactions to the new guidance were mixed. SJV Water
Fresno’s Democratic congressmen visited a Reedley hospital earlier this week to highlight and criticize the Trump Administration’s Medicaid cuts, which are expected to have a disproportionate effect on central San Joaquin Valley residents. The Business Journal
🖼️The Fresno Arts Museum will host an opening reception on Friday, Aug. 8 at 5 p.m. for their newest exhibitions. The exhibition features multiple exhibits that will be on display into 2026. The event is free for members of the museum, and $20 for non-members. Fresno Art Museum
How do Fresno County residents want Measure C transportation funding spent? Here’s a first look
Fresno County’s regional transportation planning board will get a first glimpse at how residents want Measure C tax dollars to be spent this week — and some of the recommendations look a lot different than a couple of years ago. Staff with the Fresno Council of Governments, which is helping […]
What the ruling on Trump’s birthright citizenship order means for Fresno’s immigrant community
Appeals court blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order and what it means for Fresno’s immigrant community.
Good news for Fresno-area schools after the Trump Administration unfreezes billions in funding
Fresno County schools expect about $48 million now that the Trump Administration abruptly unfroze nearly $5.5 billion in federal funding earmarked for campuses across the nation. The funding withheld from schools, which were approved by Congress and total to around 14% of federal funding for K-12 education, were frozen by […]
