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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers is teaming up to reintroduce a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
Rep. Adam Gray and Rep. David Valadao say The Dignity Act of 2025 will be crucial because it would provide legal status for some undocumented immigrants.
Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) introduced the Valley Water Protection Act, aiming to safeguard water access for Central Valley farmers and producers. The bill seeks to amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to prevent enforcement actions that could pose national security threats or cause regional economic harm. Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) co-led the legislation.
WASHINGTON — Reps. Young Kim, R-Calif., and Adam Gray, D-Calif., are teaming up to strengthen wildfire relief on federal lands.
Over the last few weeks, Americans have been hearing endless mentions of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Although the Republicans’ reconciliation proposal is certainly big — so big it would add over $4 trillion to our national debt — it is by no means beautiful.
Amid a sea of blue and gold caps and gowns, Rep. Adam Gray took the stage on May 23 at Merced College’s Stadium ‘76, reminding the Class of 2025 not to be discouraged by setbacks that come with the quest for success.
The 47-year-old Democratic congressman, who is also a Merced College alumnus, told his fellow Blue Devils during the 62nd annual commencement ceremony that he, too, understands the disappointments that come with striving for goals.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE) – As the nation faces an affordability crisis, one Central Valley congressmember is joining a new caucus in Washington that promises to address infrastructure issues and “get stuff done.”
WASHINGTON D.C. (FOX26) — A group of more than 60 local veterans received a warm welcome in the nation's capital on Tuesday as part of the 31st Central Valley Honor Flight.
Congressman Adam Gray met with the veterans during their visit to Washington, D.C., greeting them at the U.S. capitol and personally thanking them on the House floor.
He also escorted them to the rotunda, joined by fellow Valley lawmakers Jim Costa, David Valadao, Tom McClintock, and Kevin Fong.
Adam Gray traded in his suit and tie to don Merced College baseball warm-up gear on Friday morning and stepped into the batting cage to take some swings.
Gray, 47, a member of the United States House of Representatives from California’s 13th congressional district, which includes all of Merced County and parts of Madera County; and parts of Stanislaus, Fresno, and San Joaquin counties, is preparing to play in Congressional Baseball Game on June 11 at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
Merced College leaders, educators and regional supporters are celebrating the start of construction for a highly anticipated AgTEC Innovation Center — a $22 million cutting-edge facility to revolutionize agricultural education and workforce development in the Central Valley.
Touted as the first of its kind at a community college in California, the center is expected to prepare students for careers in high-tech ag manufacturing, and serve as a hub for industry partnerships and economic development in the region.
A center that’s geared toward preparing Valley students for the agricultural technology jobs of tomorrow is now within sight of becoming a reality.
Merced College officials and local leaders broke ground Thursday on the AgTEC Innovation Center, a $21 million state-of-the-art facility focused on agricultural techology, automation techology and robotics.