Department of Agriculture – California Globe

Benefit Fraud Problems and Solutions

November 7, 2024 11:48 amNovember 7, 2024 11:48 am

Because that’s where the money is. That was famed bank robber Willie Sutton’s very possibly apocryphal response when asked why he robbed banks. Now the money is in government benefit programs and that’s why they are being defrauded at record...

Californians To Lose A Monthly Average $163 In Temporary SNAP/CalFresh Pandemic Benefits March 1st

March 1, 2023 2:30 amMarch 1, 2023 2:31 am

Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs passed during the pandemic are set to expire on Wednesday, with California expected to lose the extra monthly $425 million granted by the federal government. The additional funds were originally added in March...

California Senators, Representatives Push For Year-Round Wildfire Fighting Services

March 30, 2021 2:45 pm

On Monday, 23 Californian Senators and members of Congress sent a letter to the Departments of Agriculture and Interior, asking that they make wildland firefighters available year round instead of seasonal to combat the growing out-of-season wildfire threats in California...

2020 General Election Preview: 22nd Congressional District

October 28, 2020 7:01 amOctober 28, 2020 6:34 am

The 22nd Congressional District sits squashed in the San Joaquin Valley, sitting in both Fresno County and Tulare County. Part of the city of Fresno is in the district, as is Visalia and Turlock. Almost evenly Hispanic and white, the...

Farmers Will Face Labor Shortage as Guest Worker Visas Are Temporarily Suspended

March 19, 2020 2:25 amMarch 18, 2020 7:57 pm

On Tuesday, the U.S. government, responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus, suspended all routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services with Mexico to stop the spread of the virus. The suspension, which began on Wednesday, will greatly reduce the number of migratory...