Angry California Republicans call drought bill dead for the year BY MICHAEL DOYLE mdoyle@mcclatchydc.com · WASHINGTON Angry California Republicans threw in the towel late Thursday, conceding that a California water bill that had divided the state was dead for the year. In a remarkably acrimonious ending to negotiations that once seemed close to bearing fruit, […]
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Continue ReadingClick here to view the CA Emergency Drought Relief and Water Storage Bill to be dropped on Monday, December 7, 2015.
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