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Media Company Merger Sparks Controversy | YoloFest Debuts | Latinx Comic Arts Festival
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2026-03-24 15:00:00
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Media Company Merger Sparks Controversy

A major shakeup is set to impact the television news landscape across the country. Federal agencies have approved a merger between media companies Nexstar and TEGNA, which would give the joint business the ability to reach up to 80% of U.S. households. This could have big impacts in the Sacramento region, where Nexstar owns FOX40 and TEGNA owns ABC10. The deal is also facing significant criticism from officials like Governor Gavin Newsom, Congresswoman Doris Matsui and Attorney General Rob Bonta, who filed a lawsuit trying to block the merger and argues it could raise prices, harm local news and decrease competition. Professor Frank Gevurtz from University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law joins Insight to talk about how federal antitrust laws could shape this multi-billion-dollar merger deal.

YoloFest Debuts

Probably best known as the home of UC Davis and for supplying the region with produce, Yolo County has become a destination for more than just students and foodies. To highlight the growing number of activities cropping up in the area from wineries to farm tours, the region has come together for YoloFest, which debuts this weekend. Terry Selk is the executive director for Visit Yolo and joins us today to explain more about it.

Latinx Comic Arts Festival

The medium of comic books has often been a place where artists imagine what the distant future could look like. And that tradition continues at this year’s Latinx Comic Arts Festival in Modesto as they explore a theme of Latino-futurism. The festival takes place next week at Modesto Junior College’s West Campus, on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4. The two-day event will showcase talented Latinx cartoonists, writers, artists, animators, and educators from across the country. Dr. Theresa Rojas tells us more about the family friendly event that is open to the public. She is a professor of Ethnic Studies and English at Modesto Junior College and is the Director of the Latinx Comic Arts Festival.

Politics Editor Chris Nichols is today's guest host.
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