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  • President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk from the White House with their daughters Sasha Obama, second from left, and Malia Obama, right.
  • resident Barack Obama will return 5 percent of his salary each month to the Treasury in a show of solidarity with federal workers smarting from government-wide spending cuts, the White House said Wednesday.
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president barack obama, budget cuts, politics
  • Three Parlier police officers will get pink slips on Friday, March 22nd.
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parlier, fresno county, budget cuts, local, stephanie stone
  • The city is facing an $800 thousand budget shortfall, and the officers' salaries will be used to help bridge that gap.
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parlier, fresno county, budget cuts, local
  • The Parlier Police Department may soon have a smaller staff.
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parlier, fresno county, budget cuts, local, mariana jacob
  • Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin is eager to show the numbers, and says despite some positive signs, the city budget is still out of whack.
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budget cuts, fresno, fresno county, politics, gene haagenson
  • For the employees in the Federal Courthouse in Downtown Fresno, sequester could mean furloughs, even layoffs.
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budget cuts, politics
  • As Firebaugh's Ford dealership gets ready to close its doors, the city is bracing for how the closure is going to impact its overall budget.
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firebaugh, fresno county, ford, budget cuts, business, amanda perez
  • An agency, whose goal is to bring in tourists and money into the city of Hanford, may get their funding cut.
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hanford, kings county, budget cuts, local, jessica peres
  • The Atwater Police Officers Association says it's making a major sacrifice to help save the city from a financial crisis.
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atwater, merced county, budget cuts, local, sara sandrik
  • There were angry words Wednesday night as a North Valley city declared a fiscal emergency and looked to lay off much of its staff.
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atwater, merced county, economy, budget cuts, local, rick montanez
  • Dozens of Atwater city employees have received pink slips this week.
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atwater, merced county, budget cuts, local
  • A new budget report released Tuesday predicts the government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, a slight dip from last year but still very high by any measure.
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economy, budget cuts, national/world
  • After losing billions in revenue last year, lawmakers are considering cutting services and closing post offices.
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protest, budget cuts, fresno, fresno crossing, fresno downtown, national/world
  • Prop 30 would hike the sales tax by a quarter of a cent and impose an income tax increase of up to 2 per cent on the state's highest wage earners, earning from 250 thousand to a million dollars a year.
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jerry brown, budget cuts, politics, gene haagenson
  • The City of Atwater is facing a financial crisis. City leaders tell Action News Atwater is now more than $3 million in debt and they're worried the problem could get worse.
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atwater, merced county, budget cuts, economy, local, mariana jacob
  • Shopping on the internet is not only convenient, but in some cases you can avoid paying sales tax.
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amazon, taxes, budget cuts, economy, business, linda mumma
  • Pension checks printing
  • It's a hectic time right now at the State Capitol. The session ends in just four days and there are hundreds of bills still waiting for action. One critical issue, pension reform, is among them.
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sacramento, budget cuts, state, nannette miranda
  • Some of California's state employees will see their next paychecks reflect a pay cut of nearly 5 percent.
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jerry brown, budget cuts, state, nannette miranda
  • The replica big league ball fields at Granite Park haven't been used in three years. Fresno is on the hook for the $5 million loan the developer got the city to co-sign.
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fresno, fresno county, budget cuts, economy, downtown revitalization, politics, gene haagenson
  • Conan O'Brien's comedy bit to help solve Fresno's financial troubles has gained a great deal of traction.
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fresno, fresno county, budget cuts, economy, ashley swearengin, fresno grizzlies, entertainment, dale yurong
  • Plans to build a new courthouse in the North Valley have been put on hold because Governor Brown and lawmakers used the construction money to help close the state's budget deficit.
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los banos, merced county, budget cuts, economy, court, local
  • Students Action News talked with had mixed feelings about the proposed changes.
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california budget, budget cuts, education, linda mumma
  • Fresno State President John Welty says the cuts would impact more than just students.
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budget cuts, fresno state, education, amanda venegas
  • The largest program to screen the safety of the nation's produce will stay in place, at least for now.
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ag report, budget cuts, ag watch
  • The union leader representing more than 30 thousand firefighters in California wrapped up his tour of the Central Valley.
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kings county, budget cuts, local, tommy tran
  • A judge denied a request from a competing tax campaign that allows the governor's tax initiative to get top billing on the November ballot.
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taxes, budget cuts, jerry brown, politics, nannette miranda
  • Fresno's mayor and city manager are drawing a line in the sand in their battle with the Fresno police officers' union.
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budget cuts, ashley swearengin, fresno, fresno county, local, corin hoggard
  • The budget approved by the Fresno City Council Thursday night was counting on four-million dollars in concessions from the Fresno Police Officers Association, but a union proposal has led to a war of words between the city and the police union.
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budget cuts, fresno police department, fresno city council, local, dale yurong
  • A popular program that collected more than 10 thousand tires in the area won't happen this year.
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budget cuts, fresno, fresno county, local, mariana jacob
  • The latest shooting by a Fresno Police Officer, like the five others this year will only be investigated by the Fresno Police Department.
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ashley swearengin, budget cuts, fresno, fresno county, local, gene haagenson
  • The mayor's plan to balance the Fresno city budget appears to be in trouble.
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budget cuts, ashley swearengin, fresno, fresno county, local, gene haagenson
  • They lined up in the heat, waiting for the pools to open, and were glad to get in the water.
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fresno, fresno county, budget cuts, local, gene haagenson
  • A North Valley pool that was nearly dry this summer has opened to the public.
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merced, merced county, budget cuts, local
  • Democratic lawmakers approved a state budget, but the issue is far from resolved. Republicans call the plan incomplete.
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california, jerry brown, budget cuts, economy, state, nannette miranda
  • The City of Madera has avoided lay-offs for the past few years, but officials say cuts are now the only option.
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madera, madera county, budget cuts, local, sara sandrik
  • Local governments are struggling to come up with balanced budgets.
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budget cuts, fresno, fresno county, politics, gene haagenson
  • A state panel approves a 5 percent pay cut for Gov. Jerry Brown, state lawmakers and other elected state officials.
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california budget, budget cuts, jerry brown, politics, nannette miranda
  • Mayor Ashley Swearengin made no guarantees about the future of Fresno during her "State of the City" address.
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ashley swearengin, fresno, fresno county, budget cuts, politics, corin hoggard
  • The mayor of Fresno is counting on city workers to balance the budget.
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ashley swearengin, budget cuts, fresno, fresno county, politics, gene haagenson
  • The Fresno Veterans Home is facing yet another delay, after the Governor announced Monday, the state's financial situation has gotten worse.
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fresno, fresno county, california budget, budget cuts, local
  • The future of an after school program in a Valley school district is now uncertain.
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madera county, budget cuts, education, linda mumma
  • California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday proposed more than $8 billion in cuts to close a widening California budget deficit.
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budget cuts, jerry brown, taxes, politics, nannette miranda
  • The City Council approved the cuts, after failing to negotiate concessions with the Kingsburg Peace Officers Association.
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kingsburg, fresno county, budget cuts, economy, employment, local
  • A South Valley school district has cut several positions for the next school year.
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visalia, tulare county, budget cuts, education
  • More than three dozen students and teachers from McLane High School voiced their concerns to the school board.
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budget cuts, education, linda mumma
  • Gov. Jerry Brown says his administration has found more than 700 unnecessary state reports as a result of a cost-cutting review he ordered last year.
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jerry brown, budget cuts, california budget, economy, state
  • Action News has learned of a possible mass-sick out at a North Valley school district that just voted to lay-off 15 bus drivers.
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protest, merced, merced county, budget cuts, local
  • One of Fresno's biggest stumbling blocks in solving the city's budget crisis has now been removed.
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fresno, fresno county, economy, budget cuts, local, linda mumma
  • Mayor Ashley Swearengin told the city council Fresno's financial future is bleak; but there is hope with her plan.
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budget cuts, ashley swearengin, fresno, fresno county, local, gene haagenson
  • csu colleges in california, student enrollment number, csu enrollment, cal state admission, csu admission requirements,
  • CSU officials announced the plan as a way to deal with $750 million in reduced state funding.
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california state university fresno, budget cuts, california budget, education, amanda perez