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Fresno secures FAA runway grant amid broader fight over federal funding conditions

As of September 2026: Leading the city's legal fight against federal funding conditions

The Federal Aviation Administration has obligated $14.5 million to the City of Fresno for reconstruction of Runway 11L/29R at Fresno Yosemite International Airport. The award funds Phase 2 of a project to rebuild 9,539 feet of pavement that has reached the end of its useful life—1,521 feet of construction in this round.

Updated Sep 11

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Protection for prosecutors and investigators "in and around our places of business." — Andrew Janz, as cited in the committee's public comment

from Fresno panel warns closed-session security item could become firearms authorization · Updated Sep 24

The Administration placed the City and its taxpayers in an impossible position: either violate the Constitution, accept illegal conditions unauthorized by Congress, and place City staff in legal jeopardy; or forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars of federal grants already appropriated by Congress.

from Fresno secures FAA runway grant amid broader fight over federal funding conditions · Updated Sep 11