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State Has New Anti-Bias Hair Law. Fresno Schools Say They Comply.

Holly Mitchell had a simple motivation in crafting a law to ban discrimination against natural hairstyles like hers. “Racism,” the state senator from Los Angeles said during a recent stop in Fresno. Mitchell is black, and wears her hair in braids. Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Mitchell’s CROWN...

In Fresno, Legislators Hear Solutions to Doctor Shortages

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into a law a bill that will allow illegal immigrants between the ages of 19-25 to receive Medi-Cal benefits. That will add an estimated 90,000 to the California health care rolls, at a cost of $98 million to taxpayers. Where will the doctors come...

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