Weekly Address: Strengthening America by Investing at Home
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 06/25/2011 09:35 AM
WASHINGTON – Speaking to the American people from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, President Obama discussed the vital role advanced manufacturing will have in strengthening our economy and creating good, middle-class jobs. The President believes that realizing our nation’s potential requires more than simply cutting spending; we have to foster development at home, so that the United States will continue to grow and attract the world’s best talent, ideas and job-creating technologies. This week, the President announced the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, which will link the federal government with our nation’s finest minds to insure that our best ideas quickly become our best technologies. By providing American innovators with the resources they need to make their ideas a reality, our nation’s strong legacy of manufacturing, development and middle-class opportunity will continue to grow...
George Runner Announces Annual Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights Hearings
Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 06/14/2011 12:22 PM
Providing a forum for business and property taxpayers to present ideas for improving the Board of Equalization’s administration of its tax programs, annual Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights hearings will be held June 21 in Culver City and September 20 at the BOE’s headquarters building in Sacramento, Second District BOE Member Senator George Runner announced today.....
Tour Guides & Cantamos Kick off Free Music in the Parks at Copperopolis, Town Square THIS WEEK!
Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/26/2011 05:42 PM
Copperopolis, CA....One show, two sounds and performances; The Tour Guides featuring Jessica Brittany Mouser, and Cantamos, (Tour Guides unplugged ) with lead singer, Michela Macfarland.....The 20th anniversary of Free Music in the Parks is kicked off at Copperopolis Town Square, by the Tour Guides & Cantamos. On Wednesday, June 15, starting at 6:30 pm, you will be transported to another destination with their renditions of numerous and timeless songs with an emphasis on Latin styles. Whether it is bossa nova, rock, country or jazz, their groove will move you.....
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointments. Janelle Beland, 41, of Sacramento, has been appointed undersecretary of the California Natural Resources Agency. Beland has been a senior advisor and caucus director for Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg since 2009. Previously, she served as chief of staff to Senator Leland Yee from 2006 to 2009. Beland served as principal ....
Assemblymember Olsen Supports Roadmap for No Tax Increase Budget.... GOP Proposal Fully Funds Education and Law Enforcement without Tax Hikes
Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/12/2011 05:24 PM
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Kristin Olsen, R-Modesto, today joined with her Assembly Republican colleagues to unveil a “Roadmap for a No Tax Increase Budget,” which will help the state close its remaining $15.4 billion budget deficit, fully fund the constitutional guarantee for education and protect local law enforcement – without raising taxes.
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Weekly Address: Taxpayer Subsidies for Oil Companies are Neither Right, nor Smart, and They Should End
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 05/01/2011 04:36 PM
Washington, DC...After the worst recession since the Great Depression, our economy is growing again, and we’ve gained almost 2 million private sector jobs over the last 13 months. But I also know that a lot of folks aren’t feeling as positive as some of those statistics might suggest. It’s still too hard to find a job. And even if you have a job, chances are you’re having a tougher time paying the rising costs of everything from groceries to gas. In some places, gas is now more than $4 a gallon, meaning that you could be paying upwards of $50 or $60 to fill up your tank...
Governor Brown Cancels Plan to Build New $356 Million Condemned Inmate Housing Facility at San Quentin
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 04/28/2011 04:56 PM
Sacramento, CA...Acting to save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today canceled plans to build new housing for condemned inmates at San Quentin...
