“He sold us out”: Backlash after Valadao votes for medicaid cuts

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Big Beautiful Bill” on Wednesday by a narrow vote of 218 to 214.

California sues Trump Administration over alleged sharing of personal health data with ICE

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with a coalition of 19 other states, filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Trump Administration of unlawfully sharing Medicaid recipients’ personal health data with U.S.

Shafter Lions collecting food donations for Fourth of July in partnership with CAPK

The Shafter Lions Club and Business Network is teaming up to combat hunger this Independence Day through a food donation drive benefiting Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK).

New work reporting rules in budget bill could strip healthcare from caregivers and low-income families

On Wednesday morning, health care advocates from across the country, including California, Nebraska, and Iowa, joined a virtual press call to speak out against a new budget bill passed by the Senate.

California becomes the first to proclaim June as Immigrant Heritage Month 

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday afternoon that the month of June would be recognised as Immigrant Heritage Month.

Following Senate vote, protesters press Valadao to oppose medicaid cuts

Just days before the Fourth of July holiday, community members rally outside Rep. David Valadao’s office to protest a federal budget bill that would cut more than $1 trillion from Medicaid.