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Financial Struggles End Cal Food Expo's 9-Year Run

The California Food Expo is no more. In a news release Wednesday, event leaders cited financial challenges for closing up shop effective Jan. 31. With a big push from then-mayor Ashley Swearengin, the annual food and beverage showcase began in 2011 as the Fresno Food Expo. Event Strived to Increase...

Walters: Will the One-Percenters Flee California's High Taxes?

Reality – a new reality – is hitting home as Californians work on their 2018 federal income tax returns. Some are seeing smaller federal tax bites and bigger refunds, thanks to a more generous standard deduction in the tax overhaul that a Republican Congress and President Donald Trump enacted in...

IRS Recalling 46,000 Workers to Handle Taxes

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the government shutdown — nearly 60 percent of its workforce — to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. The employees won't be paid. With the official start of the tax filing season coming Jan....

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