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To Fix $50M Budget Hole, Fresno Will Hold Off Hiring and Make Spending Cuts

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer unveiled his $2.36 billion budget on Wednesday to the media, revealing how he plans to balance a $50 million deficit...

To Fix $50M Budget Hole, Fresno Will Hold Off Hiring and Make Spending Cuts

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer unveiled his $2.36 billion budget on Wednesday to the media, revealing how he plans to balance a $50 million deficit...

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Bad News for California. State Budget Is $12 Billion in the Red

SACRAMENTO — California is staring down an $12 billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The shortfall is also due to a swe...

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Trump Tariffs, Rising Health Care Costs Knock CA Budget Back Into Deficit

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Facing a long horizon of budget deficits, California offic...

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A model truck at Slate Auto’s design center in Troy, Mich., on April 30, 2025. The company is backed by venture capital firms and Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder. (Emily Elconin/The New York Times)

Is the Answer to Expensive Cars a Pickup Truck Without Power Windows?

When Slate Auto, a startup, unveiled a roughly $25,000 electric pickup truck last month, social media lit up with comments. Many people saw ...

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Has the California Dream Become a Mirage?

LOS ANGELES — California eclipsed Japan in 2024 to become the fourth-largest economy in the world. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced earlier this ...

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Shoppers outside a Costco in Manhattan on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Inflation held steady in April in what economists warn could be a final lull before a likely surge in consumer prices because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. (Graham Dickie/The New York Times)

US Inflation Stable Before Expected Jump From Tariffs

U.S. inflation held steady in April in what economists warn could be a final lull before a likely surge in consumer prices because of Presid...

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Young People Drive Fresno to CA’s Top Job Growth: Wells Fargo Study

California suffered the biggest job losses in the U.S. for the first part of the year, a new study from Wells Fargo shows. High interest rat...

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Fresno’s New Economic Development Leader Has Boomtown Expertise

Fresno’s new economic development director is someone who played a role in the emergence of two Idaho boomtowns. City manager Georgean...

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A pedestrian walks past the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Economic Jitters and Soaring Gold Prices Create a Frenzy for US Jewelry Merchants

LOS ANGELES — At the biggest jewelry center in the United States, Alberto Hernandez fired up his machine on a recent day and waited until it...

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

S&P 500 Jumps to Over Two-Month High

(Reuters) – The S&P 500 hit its highest since early March on Monday as a crucial U.S.-China agreement to slash tariffs put investo...

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Mexican social media influencer, Valeria Marquez, 23, who was brazenly shot to death during a TikTok livestream in the beauty salon where she worked in the city of Zapopan, looks on in this picture obtained from social media. @v___marquez/via Instagram/via REUTERS
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Mexican Beauty Influencer Shot to Death During TikTok Livestream

Cassie Ventura, left, and Sean "Diddy" Combs appear at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York on May 4, 2015. (AP File)
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Cassie Testifies That Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Raped Her and Threatened to Release Sex Videos

Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown University scholar from India, speaks after he was released from immigration detention facility Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Alvarado, Texas. (AP/Kendria LaFleur)
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Georgetown University Student Released From Immigration Detention

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Teens Accused in Caleb Quick’s Murder Appear in Juvenile Court

Jose Flores was arrested in connection with an April 30 shooting in central Fresno after police say he fired multiple rounds at a victim’s vehicle during a dispute, striking the car and fleeing the scene. (Fresno PD)
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Fresno Police Arrest Suspect in Drive-By Shooting

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Newsom Reveals His Weaknesses When He Needs Political Hardball to Get His Way

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Wired Wednesday: Fresno Youth Buck California Jobs Loss Trend

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Community Health Paying $31.5M to Settle Kickback Allegations of Money, Liquor, Cigars

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