Fresno Unified's health board voted to restore a district-funded health plan for retirees after many lost care with Community ...

Valadao said of the bill, “it does preserve the Medicaid program for its intended recipients — children, pregnant women, the ...

SB 41 prohibits spread pricing, requires PBMs and group purchasing organizations to pass through 100% of manufacturer rebates ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity surgeon who rose to fame on Oprah Winfrey's show before hosting his own daytime program for 13 years, visited Bakersfield over the weekend in his new role as head of the ...

Research shows that burning hydrogen-blended gas into older appliances not designed for it can increase emissions of nitrogen ...

We’ re in a really difficult time because we have a federal administration that really is impacting access to health care, and I’ m really worried about the loss of funding that will cause more people ...

Some Southern Californians are poised to see their monthly health insurance premiums rise, or may even be at risk of dropping health insurance next year as Congress weighs an enhanced subsidy that’s ...

California could be saying bye-bye to billions in tax revenue if voters approve a controversial wealth tax on the state’s roughly 200 billionaires. Ultra-wealthy taxpayers are actively making plans to ...

U.S. Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, is shown here in his milo field in October 2022. Valadao has been a top negotiator for Republicans trying to get a vote on an extension to subsidies for people with ...

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: In late 2025, widespread claims circulated online about a massive blanket of radiation fog covering California’s Central Valley. These claims suggested the fog was mysterious ...

An unrelenting gloom has blanketed much of the state’s Central Valley since late November. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. For three weeks, David Mas Masumoto, a ...