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Council set to renew Parent University partnership, consider becoming a charter city
The Turlock City Council will consider on Tuesday extending a program with Fresno State to offer Parent University virtual classes at no cost to local residents.
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Sikh leaders cheer California anti-intimidation bill proposed by Merced legislators
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ICE raids impacting local economy
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Valley health clinics brace for impact to services, patients from Medicaid provisions of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
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State Library Parks pass funding restored in final California budget
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Public calls for citizen review board following sheriff’s deputies’ misconductSeveral residents of Stanislaus County called on the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors earlier this month to form a police review board after the arrest of a deputy on sex charges and other personnel matters.June 21, 2025
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Gray bill would create rapid response standard for wildfiresWASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Gray (D-Merced) and Rep. Young Kim (R-Anaheim Hills) introduced this week the Wildfire Response and Preparedness (WRAP) Act to establish a 30-minute national-standard response time to wildfire emergencies on federal lands.June 21, 2025
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California lawmakers approve $325 billion budget ‘passed on hope’The California Legislature passed a state budget on June 13 that relies more on borrowing than spending cuts to close a projected $12 billion deficit, aiming to push off difficult decisions about priorities even as that gap is only expected to grow in future years.June 21, 2025