Imperial Valley News Center
Governor Brown Signs Legislation
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills.
Social Security Matters
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Washington, DC - Social Security Matters by AMAC’s Certified Social Security Advisor C.J. Miles - Association of Mature American Citizens:
Garcia Legislation Passes Major Senate Environmental Committee
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Sacramento, California - The Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed two critical bills (AB 434/AB 1059) authored by Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) with overwhelmingly bi-partisan support today. The first bill, AB 434 requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt regulations allowing water filtration systems in the Eastern Coachella Valley communities to protect residents against unsafe levels of arsenic in their drinking water.
Energy Department Announces New Initiatives as Part of Administration’s Clean Energy Investment Summit
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Washington, D.C. - Today, the Department of Energy announced several new and expanding initiatives as part of the Administration’s Clean Energy Investment Summit, including the launch of a Clean Energy Impact Investment Center (CEII), which will work to make the Department’s resources more readily available to the public, including to mission-driven investors.
Death of Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula Leader Nasir al-Wahishi
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- Written by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price
Washington, DC - The Intelligence Community has concluded that Nasir al-Wahishi, the leader of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and deputy to al-Qa’ida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, has been killed in Yemen.
Concern Over the Conviction of Shaikh Ali Salman in Bahrain
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Government is deeply concerned by the June 16 conviction and sentencing by a Bahraini court of Shaikh Ali Salman, the Secretary General of al Wifaq. As we have consistently said, opposition parties that peacefully voice criticism of the government play a vital role in inclusive, pluralistic states and societies. Creating an atmosphere in which a full range of political opinions can be peacefully expressed is essential in Bahrain, across the Middle East, and globally. As we pointed out in our December 31 statement, we are also concerned that this action has the potential to inflame tensions.
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