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Assembly Education Committee Removes Buy American Bill from Hearing Agenda

Assembly Education Committee Removes Buy American Bill from Hearing Agenda

by Agricultural Council | Jul 1, 2022 | In the Know Newsletter

After offering poison pill amendments to undermine the purpose of SB 1308 (Caballero), which is the measure to strengthen Buy American provisions for school food procurement, the Assembly Education Committee removed the bill from the hearing calendar, and it was not...
Governor Signs Statewide Packaging Measure into Law

Governor Signs Statewide Packaging Measure into Law

by Agricultural Council | Jul 1, 2022 | In the Know Newsletter

After years of wrangling on a comprehensive bill to reduce single-use plastic packaging in California, the State Legislature approved SB 54 (Allen) this week and Governor Newsom signed it on June 30. With agreement on SB 54 spanning across the political spectrum, the...
Water & Drought Budget Funding Requests Pursued by Ag Council

Water & Drought Budget Funding Requests Pursued by Ag Council

by Agricultural Council | Jun 24, 2022 | In the Know Newsletter

Facing severe drought amid a massive state budget surplus, Ag Council initiated the development of a letter sent to Governor Newsom and legislative leaders in coordination with other agricultural organizations to request 2022-2023 state budget investments for water...
Zero Emission Vehicle Program Update

Zero Emission Vehicle Program Update

by Agricultural Council | Jun 9, 2022 | In the Know Newsletter

The State of California continues its push to implement Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-79-20 calling for the transition to a zero-emission vehicle and equipment future to meet California’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045.   The...
Podcast Features Pres. & CEO Dan Vincent with  Pacific Coast Producers

Podcast Features Pres. & CEO Dan Vincent with Pacific Coast Producers

by Agricultural Council | May 27, 2022 | Advocacy in Action, In the Know Newsletter, Podcast

Join Emily Rooney as she interviews Dan Vincent, president and CEO with Pacific Coast Producers (PCP), in the newest Capitol Farm Connection episode. Dan discusses the success he helped shape at PCP as challenges arose in the tomato industry and throughout...
Water & Drought Budget Funding Requests Pursued by Ag Council

Fiscal Committees Consider Nearly 1,000 Bills

by Agricultural Council | May 20, 2022 | In the Know Newsletter

Over 700 measures have moved to Assembly and Senate floors. On May 19, the Appropriations Committees in the State Legislature considered close to 1,000 bills on a multitude of policy issues to decide whether to move bills forward or hold them in the fiscal committees....
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