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July Jobs Report Shows Need for Strategic Workforce Training

August 5, 2018

The latest Department of Labor jobs report released Friday for the month of July once again has great news for workers, but bad news for employers: America has more open jobs (approximately 6.7 million) than it has unemployed workers to fill them (6.3 million)...

Tax Cuts Deliver Huge Win for Corporate Sector

Drew Phelps

July 6, 2018

Following the rollout of the much-touted Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed in December 2017, most of us have wondered how the new policy is affecting various sectors of the economy. Drew Phelp...

Saudi Arabia Needs Iran Nuclear Deal to Collapse

Randy Reed

April 27, 2018

President Donald Trump is once again indicating he may withdraw from an international agreement designed to curb Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions. "My view is... that he will get rid of this deal on his own,...

Congress, Can You Hear Us? Please Pass Immigration Reform Now.

Darius Assemi

February 7, 2018

Opinion by Darius Assemi Two weeks ago, after millions of Americans righteously voiced their frustration with Congress, our nation's lawmakers ended the three-day government shutdown and promised to work on two important issues: a permanent f...

Three Things Trump Said. Here Are the Realities. Good & Bad.

The Conversation

January 31, 2018

Opinion From The Conversation Editor’s note: President Donald Trump, in his first State of the Union address, took credit for a growing economy, urged Congress to invest more in infrastructure and defense an...

County Unemployment Drops Below 10% in 2017

Drew Phelps

January 19, 2018

Fresno County's chronically high unemployment rate fell to 8.6% for 2017, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD). The news marks only the fourth time in 27 y...

Fresno Still Isn’t Business Friendly. These Councilmen are Fed Up

Bill McEwen

December 21, 2017

Opinion by Bill McEwen What happens without fail in every Fresno political race? The candidates promise to make Fresno business friendly. How can they not? No one is going to ask for your vote by vowing to make Fresno a living hell to d...

Reaction to Pelco Layoffs

gvwire

May 24, 2017

Once known as the leaders of cutting-edge surveillance cameras, a Valley company has fallen behind the technological curve. Pelco employees learned at a company meeting last week that 200 workers will be lai...

Record Low US Birth Rate Is Ticking 'Time Bomb'

Need a New Car? Air District Will Give You Up to $9,500.

Valadao Challenges Cox to Congressional TV Debates

Trump Honors Federal Immigration Officials at White House

Zakaria: Is Immigration a Trap for Democrats?

Tax Vote Should’ve Been 50/50 For Parks & Police: Ashjian

Why Anti-Trump Latino Voters Won’t Swing the Midterms

Would New Fresno CC Science Building Give Blackstone a Lift?

Silver & Blackout TV: Why Fresno Can't See Derek Carr in Preseason

That Scrutinized Bit of Meyer’s OSU Contract May Be New Norm

Beating ‘Thriller,’ the Eagles Have No. 1 Album of All-Time

In Franklin’s Anthems, Women Heard an Empowering Message

Time to Pass Safe & Affordable Drinking Water Fund Legislation

Tax Vote Should’ve Been 50/50 For Parks & Police: Ashjian

Why Anti-Trump Latino Voters Won’t Swing the Midterms

Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Social Media Must Stop Targeting Conservatives

Want To Boost Creativity? Connect With Someone From a Foreign Country.

Leaders Applaud New Community Center for Highway City

Inside the Sacred Danger of Thailand’s Caves

The Syrian War as Told Through the Photographer’s Eyes