GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about the warning from Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp about the enforcement of the new copper wire theft ordinance. Smittcamp warns the ordinance's legality may conflict with state law, and without a clear interpretation from...
No Joke. Jay Leno Helps Fresno Legislator Advance Car Bill
"Tonight Show" legend Jay Leno is teaming up with a a state legislator representing Fresno to make life easier for car enthusiasts. State Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield — whose district includes north Fresno and Clovis — wants the state to exempt classic cars from biennial smog checks. That means designated...
New Plan to Accelerate CA High-Speed Rail Construction Deserves Attention, Support
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. With the Trump administration announcing an investigation into California's high-speed rail project, news coverage has largely focused on the attempt to disrupt the project. Meanwhile, almost no one is talking about the California High-Speed Rail Authority's aggressive new...
CA’s Big Pension Funds Lost Billions in Stock Market Selloff. Can They Recover in Time?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The investment chief who’s responsible for the retirement plans of 1 million California educators saw foreboding signs when he spoke to the state’s teachers’ pension board last month. Scott Chan pointed to the torrent of executive orders and...
Fake Student Aid: California Colleges Detect More Fraudsters Stealing Millions
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For years, scammers have targeted community colleges across the state, posing as students in order to steal money from scholarships or government financial aid. Recent state reports suggest the problem is getting worse, and college leaders say they’re...
Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern University amid civil rights investigations into both schools, two U.S. officials said. The funding pause involves mostly grants from and contracts with the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education and...
Top IRS Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants’ Data
WASHINGTON — Several top Internal Revenue Service officials, including the acting commissioner, are preparing to quit after the Trump administration pushed the agency to use its protected tax records to help homeland security officials deport immigrants, according to people familiar with the matter. The agreement between the IRS and Immigration...
Why Did So Many People Delude Themselves About Trump?
Donald Trump’s 2024 election sent many finance types into spasms of anticipatory ecstasy as they imagined freedom from regulations, taxes and unfamiliar pronouns. “Bankers and financiers say Trump’s victory has emboldened those who chafed at ‘woke doctrine’ and felt they had to self-censor or change their language to avoid offending...
Nuggets Fire Coach Malone and Won’t Extend GM Booth in Stunning Move
DENVER — Michael Malone coached the Denver Nuggets to the NBA title in 2023. He has them set to make the postseason for a seventh consecutive year. Even amid a four-game slide, they're still in position to have home-court advantage in Round 1. And he's gone with three games left...
Former MLB Pitcher Octavio Dotel Dies in Dominican Republic Nightclub Collapse
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue...