“California’s Future” from the Public Policy Institute of California California is forging ahead with major reforms on many fronts, including health care, corrections, and K–12 education. But it still faces a wide array of challenges, from housing costs, to climate change and water management, to higher education funding. Policymakers—including California’s voters—need more and better information […]
Continue ReadingRegistration for the 2015 Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) Workshop is now open! Early registration pricing (available until March 10th) will be: $130 for all participants. For more information about registration and to view the complete workshop agenda, please click here. If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact Irene Maglangit at Irene.Maglangit@wildlife.ca.gov.
Continue ReadingCommissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, 303-445-3615, psoeth@usbr.gov For Immediate Release: Feb. 6, 2015 Additional FY 2015 Funding of $96.9 Million Available A majority of funding targeting Western Drought Response and Rural Water Projects WASHINGTON – Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan López today released the spending plan for $96.9 million provided to Reclamation in the […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Institute for Federal Policy Research SPECIAL REPORT: FY 2016 Budget and California Implications February 2015 On February 2, 2015, the President released his Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal. The nearly $4 trillion proposal breaches the sequestration limits set in the 2011 budget deal, calling for $74 billion in additional spending for discretionary […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 22, Bulletin 4 – January 29, 2015 Click here to view online CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE: Trade: Senate and House Committees Review Trade Policy Agenda Education: Senate Committee Discusses Teacher Support Fixes to No Child Left Behind Energy: Senate Committee Debates Liquid Natural Gas Exports Criminal Justice: House Passes Several […]
Continue ReadingRep. Jared Huffman Announces New Environmental Leadership Role in 114th Congress Jan 27, 2015 Press Release Will serve as Ranking Member on newly-created Water, Power, and Oceans Subcommittee WASHINGTON—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today was named Ranking Member of the newly-created House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. The Subcommittee is responsible for […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 22, Bulletin 3 – January 22, 2015 Click here to view online CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE: State of the Union 2015: President Obama Pursues Middle Class Economics and Policies That “Make a Difference” Immigration: House Homeland Security Marks Up Border Bill Economy: Senate Finance Declares Tax Reform and Trade Key […]
Continue ReadingThe White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 16, 2015 FACT SHEET: Increasing Investment in U.S. Roads, Ports and Drinking Water Systems Through Innovative Financing Building a 21st-century infrastructure is a critical component of the Administration’s efforts to accelerate economic growth, expand opportunity, create jobs and improve the competitiveness of […]
Continue ReadingNational Water Resources Association For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 13, 2014 Media Contact National Water Resources Association Ian Lyle – NWRA Director of Federal Affairs 202-698-0693 House Natural Resources Committee Announces New Subcommittee Alignment Today, Congressman Rob Bishop, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, announced the realignment of several Subcommittees jurisdiction. Under this realignment […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 22, Bulletin 1 – January 8, 2015 Click here to view online. CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE: 114th Congress Convenes Reports: Institute Prepares Special Report On Trans-Pacific Partnership, And Other Issues Congress: Roster of California Delegation Available
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