Washington, DC—Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks today regarding budget negotiations. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: “The time we have left to work on a budget agreement is short. The window in which we can avoid the terrible consequences of a shutdown is closing quickly. It is no longer measured […]
The Placer County Board of Supervisors recently received an update on the County’s Comprehensive Facility Master Plan at a regularly scheduled meeting in March. The Board sought additional information and directed Facilities Services staff to proceed with the update. The Plan, last updated in 1993, provided a projection of the county’s needs for space for […]
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointments. Christine Baker, 61, of Berkeley, has been appointed chief deputy director of the Department of Industrial Relations. She has been the executive officer of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation since 1994. Baker was the acting deputy director at the […]
Just like the opening day of baseball signaling that Spring is around the corner, so too is the start of departmental budget presentations by Washoe County Department Heads and Elected Officials. Every budget season departments are allotted ten minutes to present an overview of their proposed budgets for the coming fiscal year which begins on […]
Landover, MD…Hello, everybody. I’m speaking to you today from a UPS customer center in Landover, Maryland, where I came to talk about an issue that’s affecting families and businesses just like this one – the rising price of gas, and what we can do as a country to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. This […]
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, President Obama focused on the situation in Libya, monitoring conditions on the ground and keeping Congress and the American people informed as the mission transitions from U.S. to NATO command. Education month also continued, with the President […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Jerry Brown today issued a proclamation declaring Wednesday, March 30, 2011 as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA America is a symbol of freedom and has achieved its stature in the world because […]
WASHINGTON – In response to the ongoing situation in Japan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken steps to increase the level of nationwide monitoring of milk, precipitation, drinking water, and other potential exposure routes. EPA conducts radiological monitoring of milk under its RADNET program, while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has jurisdiction […]
Sacramento – Caltrans announced today that it has awarded $78 million to 130 public transit and air quality projects across California. All of the funding comes from Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved transportation bond, which includes $3.6 billion to improve public transit in California. “These projects will reduce traffic congestion and transportation-related pollution, improving our […]
Carson City, NV…CARSON CITY, NV – Governor Brian Sandoval made the following statement this morning after the Legislature received an amendment to the Executive Budget: “This morning the State Budget Office delivered the Legislature an amendment to the recommended Executive Budget. I am pleased to announce that this amendment adds more than $120 million in […]
