Ag bills captured in Legislature’s fiscal gauntlet
More than 800 bills faced the Legislature’s fiscal gatekeepers last week, and about a third failed to pass. The biannual Appropriations culling brought some relief on the agriculture front, but…
Pressure mounts to fix nitrate contamination in drinking water
Environmental justice advocates are growing frustrated with California’s pace in solving one of the most perplexing water problems in the West. Nitrates in fertilizer and from dairy manure—some decades old—have…
Daybreak Aug. 21: Walz headlines DNC Day 3
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will address the Democratic National Convention tonight to formally accept his nomination to be vice president. Other speakers tonight, the convention’s third day, include former President…