Former California Assemblymember Juan Arambula and a well-known community activist say there is “substantial reason to believe” that former Fresno city councilmember and current county supervisor Luis Chavez used taxpayer funds to support his wife’s campaign for his vacated seat. Chavez is married to Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas, a Fresno Unified trustee who is running for
EVANSVILLE — The Tri-State Food Bank has been hit hard by recent cuts at the federal level that eliminated a grant that helped disadvantaged farmers and local communities. The Tri-State Food Bank received a $1.1 million grant in 2024 through the United States Department of Agriculture Local Food Purchase Assistance program. It was the largest
Citibank revealed in court filings on Wednesday that the FBI, the EPA, the EPA Inspector General, and the Treasury Department have all requested that the bank freeze accounts of several nonprofits and state government agencies. The accounts were frozen in February, but the new documents make public details that had previously been unknown, including a
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Hedge funds have slashed their bets on equities and cut their borrowings from banks as they struggle to deal with surging market volatility triggered by US President Donald Trump’s global trade war. A sharp
President Donald Trump’s efforts to curb federal spending have hit the Department of Agriculture, which has cut over $1 billion in funding aimed at helping schools and food banks purchase from local farmers. States recently learned about the cuts, which will cut funding for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS) and the
Nearly 14,000 eligible Louisiana families have signed up for the state’s new LA GATOR scholarship program since applications opened this month, according to new state data, suggesting that demand for the stipends will almost certainly exceed supply. The centerpiece of Gov. Jeff Landry’s education agenda, the new program will give tax dollars to eligible families