Madison Aument

For 91.9 KVCR News, I’m Madison Aument and this is Economics IE.This week I’m bringing you a rundown of economics stories across the state.

Ontario has become a focal point for immigration enforcement activity in the Inland Empire. Controversial comments from the Mayor sparked a public outrage and recent arrests at a surgery clinic and grocery store has some residents accusing city officials of cooperating with ICE.

A push for public oversight of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, which has been embroiled in scandal, failed Tuesday.

For years, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has been rocked by scandal. Today, the Board of Supervisors could take steps toward greater oversight of the troubled agency.

The kennels at the Riverside County animal shelter are packed with dogs and cats.So last Saturday, Riverside County waived adoption fees and stayed open until midnight to help more furry friends find a fur-ever home. KVCR’s Madison Aument reports.

Each month, IEGO, a nonprofit focused on economic growth in the Inland Empire, publishes the IE Labor Market Pulse. The newsletter analyzes monthly employment data to give readers insight into the IE labor market. Today, I'm speaking with Matt Mena, who's IEGO's executive director, about last month's job numbers.

A yelling match broke out, people in the audience traded barbs and ultimately all spectators were kicked out of the Redlands school board meeting last night. It ran until nearly 1 am. The board banned all but the American and California flags and continued discussion about removing books and classroom materials.

The school board in Redlands will vote tomorrow night on a number of controversial policies including making it easier to remove books from school libraries.

Dozens flooded Congressman Jay Obernolte’s (CA-23) office in Hesperia on Tuesday. They were there to rally against the Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s megabill... and to ask Obernolte, a Republican, to vote no.

For 91.9 KVCR News, I'm Madison Aument, and this is Economics IE. Daniel McDonald is a professor of economics at Cal State San Bernardino. He also writes a free Substack newsletter called Inland Empire Economic Intelligence.Every two months, inflation data is published for the Inland Empire. So this week, McDonald joined me to talk about the ways people in the IE are still feeling the sting of inflation.