Imperial Valley News Center
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:
USDA announces record growth in organic producers
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a significant increase in the number of certified organic operations, continuing the trend of double digit growth in the organic sector. According to new data, there are now 21,781 certified organic operations in the United States and 31,160 around the world.
Governor Brown to Make Major Announcement on Klamath River Dams, Restoration
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Klamath, California - Furthering progress toward the largest river restoration project in U.S. history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will join U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Oregon Governor Kate Brown and other federal, state and Native American tribal leaders along with businesses, non-governmental organizations and water users to make a major announcement about environmental restoration, water reliability and hydroelectric dams along the 263-mile Klamath River on Wednesday in Klamath.
FTC Welcomes Revised OECD Guidelines for E-commerce
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission welcomed the issuance by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) of new, revised guidelines for protecting consumers in e-commerce (link is external). The guidelines are designed to strengthen consumers’ trust in the expanding electronic marketplace.
Governor Brown Signs Landmark Legislation to Raise California's Minimum Wage
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Los Angeles, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined supporters from across the state today in Los Angeles to sign landmark legislation that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide.
Secretary Karen Ross discusses trade and climate change in Vietnam
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Sacramento, California - CDFA Secretary Karen Ross is in Vietnam this week as part of a delegation of the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association (WUSATA), a non-profit formed in 1980 by the 13 western state departments of agriculture as well as the territorial departments in Guam and Samoa. For more than three decades, WUSATA has offered programs and services to assist exporters of high-value food and agricultural products.
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