Today is Equal Pay Day, marking how far into the new year that a woman must work to be equal to what a man was paid the previous year. A group of California lawmakers, led by Assembly GOP Leader James Gallagher and Assm. Kevin Kiley, attempted to move forward with AB 1638, which would suspend the state fuel tax for 6 months and transfer funds from CA's General Fund to cover any shortfalls. It failed in a 18-39 with several valley legislators choosing not to vote. As a result of Sacramento letting us down, Congressman David Valadao led the entire CA House Republican Delegation in a letter to Gov. Newsom requesting that he suspend the gas tax for 6 months. Valadao references the state's projected $31b budget surplus to manage any lost revenue. Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi joins the show to discuss the fallout of leaked documents that detailed a $600k fraud scheme currently under investigation by the FBI. Councilmember Arias claims it was public record information but the council could decide if it falls under the "snitches get stiches" rule. Considering today's Daily Buzz Question about potentially banning gang members at Fashion Fair.
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