Calaveras County School Board Member Tom Pratt Announces For CA State Senate
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/11/2018 08:03 AM
Murphys, CA...Vallecito Union School Board Member, local businessman, and community leader Tom Pratt announced today that he has officially launched his campaign for California's 8th State Senate district. "I'm ready to take my experience to bring real leadership for this district to Sacramento," said Tom Pratt. "I'm running because it's time someone steps up for our community and listens to the residents of this district to address the many issues facing our region and state."
Congressional Candidate Jessica Morse Announces Almost Half-Million-Dollar War Chest On Hand in Second Campaign Filing Report
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/10/2018 02:01 PM
Roseville, CA....The Jessica Morse for Congress campaign today announced that she has raised more than $294,000 and has more than $492,000 cash on hand in her race to defeat Tom McClintock in the 4th Congressional District. In her first quarter (Q3), Jessica raised $268,000, which was more money raised by any challenger in an entire campaign cycle since McClintock was elected in 2008. Her campaign has raised a total of over $557,000 in the two quarters she has been in the race. By comparison, McClintock raised less than $150,000 and only had $350,000 cash on hand in the third quarter (Q3).
Governor Brown Proposes 2018-19 $131.7 Billion State Budget
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/10/2018 11:48 AM
Sacramento, CA... Keeping the state on a path to long-term fiscal stability, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed a $131.7 billion General Fund budget plan for 2018-19 that fills the state’s Rainy Day Fund to its constitutional target, fully implements the state’s K-12 school funding formula two years ahead of schedule and provides $4.6 billion for the first year of a 10-year transportation improvement plan.
Vista, CA...This morning, Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Vista) released the following statement: "Two decades ago, when I stepped away from the business I'd built to enter public service, I never could have imagined that a long-shot bid for U.S. Senate would lead to 18 years in the House of Representatives and endless opportunities to make a meaningful impact.
Attorney General Becerra Secures Nationwide Injunction in DACA Lawsuit
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/09/2018 09:15 PM
Sacramento, CA...California Attorney General Xavier Becerra – joined by the Attorneys General for Maine, Maryland and Minnesota, as well as the University of California, individual Dreamers and other plaintiffs – obtained a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration over its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The ruling in the District Court for the Northern District of California blocks the Trump Administration’s rescission of DACA while the underlying case continues. The Court determined that the merits of California’s case are strong, that there would be immediate harm if the Administration’s plan to terminate DACA were to proceed, and that the public interest is served by prohibiting the Administration from ending DACA before the legal issues are ruled on.
President Trump in Meeting with Bipartisan Members of Congress on Immigration
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/09/2018 01:40 PM
Washington, DC...Cabinet Room 11:39 A.M. EST. THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, everyone, for being here. I’m thrilled to be with a distinguished group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers from both the House and the Senate. We have something in common, we’d like to see this get done, and you know what this means. We are here today to advance bipartisan immigration reform that serves the needs of the American families, workers, and taxpayers. It’s DACA. We’ve been talking about DACA for a long time. I’ve been hearing about it for years, long before I decided to go into this particular line of work. And maybe we can do something.
State Department on Talks Between South Korea and North Korea on the Winter Olympics
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/09/2018 02:48 PM
Washington, DC...The United States welcomes the January 9, meeting between the Republic of Korea and North Korea aimed at ensuring a safe, secure, and successful Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. The United States remains in close consultations with ROK officials, who will ensure North Korean participation in the Winter Olympics does not violate the sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council over North Korea’s unlawful nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein Releases Full Transcript of Fusion GPS's Glenn Simpson's Testimony
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/09/2018 12:01 PM
Washington, DC...Sen. Dianne Feinstein has released the entire transcript of the congressional testimony given by Fusion GPS's Glenn Simpson appeared before the investigative committee. We have placed a full copy on our servers as well. Click below for complete copy.
Presidential Order on Streamlining and Expediting Requests to Locate Broadband Facilities in Rural America
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/09/2018 07:58 AM
Washington, DC...By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote better access to broadband internet service in rural America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
