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“Stay Out Of Our Wallets” Dr. Bains’ Statement on Passage of Energy Package

(Sacramento, CA) September 13, 2025 – Dr. Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) released the following statement in response to the passage of a package of energy reforms on the last day of the 2025 legislative session:

"This is not the affordability package we were promised. Only in Sacramento do people try to lower prices by raising taxes.

‘There was a lot of fear’: Central Valley immigration raids drive up absences in schools, study finds

Immigration raids in California’s Central Valley earlier this year caused enough fear to keep nearly a quarter of the students in five districts home from school, according to a report released Monday by Stanford University.

The study evaluated daily student attendance in the districts over three school years and found a 22% increase in absences after immigration raids in the region in January and February.

Local experts react to President Trump's possible immigration policy change

President Donald Trump has acknowledged that immigration raids are impacting the agriculture business, stating that "our farmers are being hurt badly." Trump noted that many farm workers, who have been employed for years, are not citizens but have proven to be valuable. "We're gonna have to do something about that," he said.