(FOX40.COM) — The California State Fair is about four months away and two of the headliners for this year’s concert series have been announced. Rapper Flo Rida and country singer Chris Young will perform at the state fair’s Toyota Concert Series this summer. Young will perform at 8 p.m. on July 18 and Flo Rida []
For The Madera Tribune Dahlia Benitez of the Toros Wrestling Club holds her 103-pound State Championship trophy after winning the title
There is a new Black head of state in Europe. Wales, one of four countries comprising the United Kingdom, recently selected Vaughan Gething as its first minister, the highest position in the Welsh Parliament. The election is a first for Wales, the U.K., and it is believed to be history-making for all of Europe. Gething,
California state employees are getting codified policy on how often they can work from home, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) office announced Wednesday. Cabinet Secretary Ann Patterson wrote in a memo acquired by The Hill that the governor’s administration will require all state employees to work at least two days a week from the office starting
A state audit has found that California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over a five-year period but didn't consistently track the outcomes or effectiveness of its programs.
A state audit has found that California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over a five-year period but didn't consistently track the outcomes or effectiveness of its programs.
A spokesman for State Treasurer Fiona Ma confirmed that it had been contacted by a law enforcement agency seeking documents and that it is cooperating.
Connecticut and Maine have delayed adoption of California's EV sales mandate, leaving EV advocates to retrench, reports Energy News Network. On March 20, Maine's Board of Environmental Protection voted 4-2 against adopting California's Advanced Clean Cars II rules, which accompany the state's planned ban on sales of new gasoline cars in 2035 and
Rent is surging nationwide. Homelessness rates rose an astonishing 15% on average in major cities last year. It seems like the rest of the United States is waking up to what California has been living for decades. But underneath these headlines emerges a more hopeful story as some metropolitan areas make significant progress to render homelessness rare and brief. Raleigh, N.C., led major U.S. cities in reducing homelessness by 40% between 2022 and 2023. Texas cities also stand out: Last year,...
NEOSHO, Mo. — A local school district is expanding its fleet of propane buses. Officials with the Neosho School District told us Thursday they recently purchased two brand new school buses that run entirely off propane. This isn't new for the school -- they've had a propane fleet since 2015. The new purchase will increase []
The goal of reaching “Net Zero” global anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide sounds overwhelmingly difficult. While humanity continues producing CO2 at increasing rates (with a temporary pause during COVID), how can we ever reach the point where these emissions start to fall, let alone reach zero by 2050 or 2060? What isn’t being discussed (as […]
(FOX40.COM) — Southern California Senator Steven Bradford has launched a campaign for lieutenant governor in 2026. Senator Bradford has served in the State Senate since 2016 and was previously in the Assembly, along with the Gardena City Council. He was also a member of California's legislative reparations task force. Senator Bradford says he believes his []