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Saturday, December 02, 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY’S List, to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Joelle Mosso has joined Western Growers as the new associate vice president of science programs.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat who was the longest serving female senator and a long-time advocate for ag labor reform, died at her home in Washington on Thursday evening.
California Republican David Valadao, who lives on his family's dairy farm in central California, says he's concerned that a new agreement to curb the use of the Colorado River could lead to higher water prices for producers in his district.
Six Colorado River states are at odds with California over proposals for how to conserve between 2 and 4 million acre-feet of water, leaving the decision in the hands of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Rep. David Valadao and 11 of his fellow California Republicans – including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy – are bringing one of their previous pieces of legislation to address water needs in the state back to life in the new Congress.
California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, along with several other members of Congress, are urging the president to support California’s controversial animal welfare law.
A Central Valley legislator is collaborating with congress members and federal, state and local agencies to fix degraded water infrastructure in the valley.
The Friant Water Authority has inked a deal with the Bureau of Reclamation to restore capacity that has been lost to subsidence for the Friant-Kern Canal.
Members of California water and agricultural communities have been applauding a number of provisions related to water infrastructure within the omnibus funding bill President Trump recently signed into law.
