Larry Westerlund is now Fresno’s former economic development director. City Hall confirmed that Westerlund, who first took the job in 2014 under then-Mayor Ashley Swearengin, resigned May 31. “The time seemed to be right. I’m glad to go back to the private sector and glad about the opportunities there,” Westerlund...
Pruitt Resigns as EPA Chief, Says Trump Presidency is 'God's Providence'
WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid ethics investigations of outsized security spending, first-class flights and a sweetheart condo lease. With Pruitt's departure, President Donald Trump loses an administrator many conservatives regarded as one of the more effective members of his cabinet. But Pruitt had also...