Items Tagged with 'Adam Schiff'

Cacilie Williams joined the California Environmental Protection Agency as special assistant to the secretary at the CalEPA. Newsom also appointed Alicia de la Garza as deputy director of public affairs at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Healthy Rural California appointed Emmie Johnson as CEO. Valent U.S.A. hired Meggie Gilbert as a strategic farms sustainable solutions account manager. After the sudden death of California Rep. Doug LaMalfa, the Western Caucus elected Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy as chair. Elena Kuhn joined the office of California Sen. Adam Schiff as a senior communications adviser. Jackson Takach has taken on leadership responsibilities for the Farm & Ranch operating segment at FarmerMac. Oregon Rep. Andrea Salinas promoted Molly McTaggart to legislative director.

The longest government shutdown in history is nearing an end after Senate negotiators agreed on a new stopgap spending bill. The Senate voted Sunday night to advance the legislation, clearing the path for approval, despite the opposition of most Democrats. 

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden staunchly defended USDA’s reorganization plan at the Senate Agriculture Committee Wednesday, saying it would make the department more efficient and allow more employees to live in areas where they can afford to buy a home.

The average farm would pay $5,125 more in taxes each year should Congress fail to extend expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to an analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins is marking President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office in Texas today with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.