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Fresno State Sales Tax Ballot Effort Still Has Only One Donor

Local builder Richard Spencer has single-handedly bankrolled the campaign for Measure E, the proposed sales tax to benefit Fresno State, donating nearly $1.5 million as of Monday, according to campaign finance reports. Thus far, all the reported donations for the "Yes on Measure E, Good to Great for Fresno State...

Campaign to Sell Fresno State Sales Tax to Voters Kicks Off: ‘This is Our University’

  The campaign for a countywide sales tax hike to benefit Fresno State officially kicked off Tuesday morning with supporters saying that the future of Fresno County and the Valley depends on the university's ability to educate tomorrow's leaders and workforce. Three Fresno State alums — Jim Yovino, the Fresno...

Jewel of a Feat: High School to Kingsburg City Council in 18 Months

In 2016, Kingsburg High School students voted Jewel Hurtado homecoming queen. Two years later, the Kingsburg community voted the 20-year-old Fresno City College student in as the newest member on the Kingsburg City Council. "It was very unexpected," said Hurtado, who also recently became a mother. In the Kingsburg race,...

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