Monday through Friday, KVCR has your daily news rundown around lunch time.

Daniel MacDonald is a professor of economics at Cal State San Bernardino. He also writes a free Substack newsletter called Inland Empire Economic Intelligence. A few weeks ago, he published a response to a report authored by Chris Thornberg with Beacon Economics.Last year, the FAST Act was passed, which raised the minimum wage for fast food workers in California to $20 an hour. In his report, Thornberg argues that employment in the fast food sector declined since quarter two of 2024, when the Act was passed. MacDonald disagreed and authored a response to this report on his Substack, which he's talking to us about today.

Catholic parishioners and people of faith gathered in San Bernardino on Friday to mourn and remember Pope Francis and his lasting impact on the world.

Monday through Friday, KVCR has your daily news run down at lunchtime.

Former Press-Enterprise Columnist and longtime KVCR news contributor, Cassie MacDuff joins KVCR to review a few of the Inland Empire’s major news stories of the past week. The conversation can be heard on KVCR’s “Morning Edition” most Friday mornings at 6:45 and 8:45. Our segments with Cassie are also archived here for listening on demand.

Stories highlighted for April 24, 2025.

With federal cuts to education funding looming, educators in the region met with Congressman Jay Obernolte. They asked him to protect federal funding and vote to keep the Department of Education open.

San Bernardino and Riverside have again been ranked as the worst for ozone pollution, according to the American Lung Association.

The school board in Redlands Tuesday voted in favor of a resolution to keep transgender students out of girls’ sports. The marathon meeting lasted until midnight— most of the meeting was spent on public comment.

Stories highlighted for April 23, 2025.