Oppose the “State Water Rights Repeal Act” (H.R. 1837)

By Doug Obegi Natural Resources Defense Council This week, the House is scheduled to vote on “State Water Rights Repeal Act” ( H.R. 1837 ). This bill would devastate California’s rivers, the Bay-Delta estuary, our fisheries and wildlife, and the jobs and communities that depend on their health. The legislation is opposed by the State of California, California’s two Senators, more than 10 me…
California Progress Report – 2:28 a.m.

Several In-Home Supportive Service Related Bills Introduced in State Legislature

By Marty Omoto California Disability Community Action Network Several regular legislative session policy bills impacting the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program were introduced earlier this month and last week by the February 24th bill introduction deadline.  Two bills – and possibly a third – deal with IHSS providers that would propose changes to existing State law that current…
California Progress Report – 2:28 a.m.

GE Breaks Laws, Avoids Taxes, Receives Billions From Gov’t, and Then Gets White House Post?

By Richard (RJ) Eskow GE paid an effective tax rate of 2.3 percent or less over the past ten years. What did the government do for GE while it was paying little – and often no – taxes? Let’s see: The government let it off with just a slap on the wrist – more than once – after it repeatedly broke the law. The government bent the rules so that it could receive bank bailout money, although…