September 12, 2014

Hundreds of Bills Await Action by Gov. Brown With the recent adjournment of the 2014 legislative session, attention is now focused on Governor Jerry Brown as he continues to review the bills approved by the California State Legislature at the end of August. Measures...

August 26, 2014

Final Week of Legislative Activity Underway The last day for the California State Legislature to pass bills is quickly approaching on August 31. With the final week of legislative activity underway in the Capitol, Ag Council is focused on several issues critical to...

August 15, 2014

Governor Brown Signs New Water Bond On Wednesday this week, the California State Legislature approved, and Governor Brown signed, a $7.5 billion water bond to replace the existing $11.1 billion bond on the November ballot. Demonstrating a significant bipartisan...

August 9, 2014

Legislature Returns with Full Agenda With the end of the legislative session fast approaching, legislators returned to the State Capitol this week after a month-long recess.  August 31 is the deadline for legislators to pass bills in both the Assembly and Senate, and...

July 3, 2014

State Water Board Votes to Increase Enforcement Powers The State Water Resources Control Board yesterday adopted an emergency regulation giving the Board stronger enforcement power regarding compliance with water rights curtailment orders in California. The regulation...