Central Valley farms could see increased water deliveries in future years if Trump administration officials have their way. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced plans Friday to "evaluate alternatives that maximize water deliveries" through the Central Valley Project. In a statement, the Bureau referenced "state and federal regulator actions" that...
Feds Seek to Pump More Delta Water to Valley
Central Valley farms could see increased water deliveries in future years if Trump administration officials have their way. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced plans Friday to "evaluate alternatives that maximize water deliveries" through the Central Valley Project. In a statement, the Bureau referenced "state and federal regulator actions" that...
Some Facts About Immigrant Children in US Custody
The deaths of two migrant children in U.S. custody last month are bringing increased attention to how the nation is grappling with a surge of families and children traveling alone across the southern border, especially from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. The Christmas Eve death of an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy in New...
GOP Doesn't Care If You Like Its Tax Plan. Here's Why
Congressional Republicans’ collective sigh of relief after passing tax legislation may seem confusing. Won’t voters hold them accountable in 2018 for passing such an historically unpopular bill? The answer is “no,” for several reasons. First, the bill’s unpopularity may be somewhat overstated. A lot of the disapproval expressed in surveys...
GOP Doesn't Care If You Like Its Tax Plan. Here's Why
Congressional Republicans’ collective sigh of relief after passing tax legislation may seem confusing. Won’t voters hold them accountable in 2018 for passing such an historically unpopular bill? The answer is “no,” for several reasons. First, the bill’s unpopularity may be somewhat overstated. A lot of the disapproval expressed in surveys...
Nunes, Costa Respond to Trump's Iran Nuclear Deal Move
President Donald Trump’s move to decertify Iran's nuclear deal compliance is drawing responses from Fresno’s congressional delegation. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) issued a statement endorsing the president’s call for greater enforcement of the agreement, saying “It’s crucial that the Trump administration’s new, tougher Iran policy will be well-resourced and aggressively...
Nunes, Costa Respond to Trump's Iran Nuclear Deal Move
President Donald Trump’s move to decertify Iran's nuclear deal compliance is drawing responses from Fresno’s congressional delegation. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) issued a statement endorsing the president’s call for greater enforcement of the agreement, saying “It’s crucial that the Trump administration’s new, tougher Iran policy will be well-resourced and aggressively...
Opinion: GOP Immigration Plan is All Pain, No Gain
By Benjamin Powell InsideSources.com President Donald Trump recently endorsed legislation that would cut the number of legal immigrants admitted to the United States in half. He claims it would put the needs of American workers first. He’s mistaken. The bill would not make more jobs available for the native born or improve their wages, but it would harm our economy. The RAISE Act, sponsored by Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, and David Perdue, R-Georgia, would significantly reduce the number of...
Opinion: GOP Immigration Plan is All Pain, No Gain
By Benjamin Powell InsideSources.com President Donald Trump recently endorsed legislation that would cut the number of legal immigrants admitted to the United States in half. He claims it would put the needs of American workers first. He’s mistaken. The bill would not make more jobs available for the native born or improve their wages, but it would harm our economy. The RAISE Act, sponsored by Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, and David Perdue, R-Georgia, would significantly reduce the number of...