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.

Legislature punches in for a new year * Vaccine push hits the states * NMPF calls for DMC delay

Reps. TJ Cox and John Garamendi have introduced a bill that would expand low-interest, long-term loans for water projects.

The American Farm Bureau and state farm bureaus for California and a dozen other states are putting their support behind a new bill aimed at wildfire mitigation projects.

Several proposals aiming to repair critical infrastructure like the Friant-Kern Canal were left behind this year.

Farmworker bill on COVID-19 passes Assembly * California Dems join call for a COVID-19 rural task force * UK sees ‘way forward’ on ag

Democratic congressmembers are advocating for more attention to rural areas in the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.