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Adam Conour took a couple of career detours before finding his calling in real estate development in California’s Central Valley. 

Prior to launching Anabasis, a real estate company that houses U.S. armed forces veterans, he tested explosive weapons for the federal government. Before that, the 34-year-old Winton native was enlisted in the U.S. Army. 

Conour’s commitment to housing his fellow veterans runs deep, even though investing in affordable housing in the state’s rural areas is challenging. 

Military retirees and their surviving spouses are one step closer to seeing their armed forces pensions exempt from state taxation after the Assembly on Monday approved AB 46 on a bipartisan 77-0 vote. Several past attempts at similar legislation have failed to pass the house of origin.

May 19, 2023 - Legislation from Merced Irrigation District and Merced’s local Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria to support groundwater recharge from flooding streams is progressing through the state legislative process.

“This has massive potential to help water managers across the state, especially those of us in the San Joaquin Valley where overdrafted groundwater is such a significant challenge,” said MID Deputy General Manager of Water Supply and Rights Hicham Eltal.

May 16, 2023 - SACRAMENTO, CA – On Monday, Governor Newsom signed AB 112, the Distressed Hospital Loan Program, into law. This program aims to help Madera Community Hospital reopen with the assistance of an emergency loan.

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Senate Bill/Assembly Bill 122 has been approved by legislators in Sacramento.  It is now on Governor Gavin Newsom's desk waiting to be signed.  The bill will create the Distressed Hospital Loan Program, aimed at helping struggling hospitals throughout the state.

Madera Community Hospital could reopen under legislation heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk that would make more than $100 million available in loan assistance to struggling California hospitals.