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By: @Elisa Arcidiacono , Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. California's newly approved $10 billion climate bond, passed through Proposition 4, directs funding toward a range of climate-related initiatives focused on addressing challenges such as wildfires, water accessibility, and climate...
On September 9, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking designating the two most studied and widely used polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) – as hazardous substances...
The State Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations each held their respective suspense file hearings on Thursday, August 11 to decide which bills will be moving forward and which bills will be held in committee on the Suspense File. Among the bills held under submission on the suspense...
On July 26, the State Auditor’s Office reported the results of its investigation into the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) financial assistance programs for water systems identified as failing. Despite the availability of funding for such systems, the report notes lengthy delays...
On Thursday, June 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $308 billion State Budget and an additional 29 budget trailer bills. Over the June 25-26 weekend, the Governor and legislative leadership came to an agreement on the budget framework and supplemental budget bills were heard the following week....
The Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund was established as part of Senate Bill 200, signed into law in July 2019 . The fund provides up to $130 million per year to assist struggling water systems sustainably and affordably provide safe drinking water to their customers. On May 5, the Board...
Last week, the California State Legislature moved to approve the state’s budget package, Assembly Bill 89 , which was signed by the Governor yesterday. Previously, both chambers had passed a “placeholder” budget on June 15 to meet a constitutionally-mandated deadline. In addition to AB 89, the...
Yesterday, the California State Senate and Assembly passed the State Budget on a party-line vote, meeting the Constitutional deadline to pass a balanced budget annually by June 15. Much of the deliberations were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; funding for various state programs and...