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- Politics latest: MSP who could decide Humza Yousaf's fate appears to reveal price for her support
- ‘Rivers in the sky’ have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possible
- House Republicans Advance Energy and Water Funding Bill that Raises Costs for Families
- Here are all the climate and environment bills that California just passed
- More than $150 in credits coming to Southern Californians’ utility bills this month
- Column: We learned nothing from previous oil spills. Will we learn from this one?
The utility said that 39% of its customers are receiving credits of $500 or more this round, about 42% are receiving credits of $100 to $500, and the remaining credits were for $100 or less. If you fell behind on your gas or electric bill during the pandemic, you should receive a credit without having to apply for one. Similarly, we identified all budget resolutions agreed to since 1975 and when they passed relative to the CBA deadlines. Those include federal waters off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, which should be of special interest here in Southern California, given our recent experience with an oil spill from an underwater offshore pipeline. Although the infrastructure bill is described as a $1.2-trillion measure, it actually encompasses $550 billion in new spending — that is, allocations beyond what Congress was already planning to spend. Army Corps of Engineers, the bill protects Congressman Rogers' annual requested prohibition preventing the Army Corps from carrying out a water-supply reallocation study for Lake Cumberland to protect local communities from being charged fees for accessing the lake for municipal water supply.
Politics latest: MSP who could decide Humza Yousaf's fate appears to reveal price for her support
With the Rwanda bill becoming law this week and the PM announcing a commitment to increase defence spending, there's been plenty to talk about. Under NY HEAT, ratepayers will also be relieved of the burden of paying more than $150 billion dollars over the coming decades to replace old, leaky pipes, which translates to $35,000 for every gas customer in New York. This status quo is not only unsustainable, it’s unaffordable, and it’s driving rate increases across our state. Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) said they are “continuing to negotiate and make progress” on a budget deal with the governor. Lawmakers intend to pass their agreed upon budget Thursday to meet a June 15 legislative deadline and then amend the budget bill after reaching a final agreement with Newsom in the coming days. Using the new funding, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said Wednesday, it wiped out $76 million in pandemic-period debt owed by 137,478 customers.
March stopgap funding bill unveiled ahead of Friday deadline - Roll Call
March stopgap funding bill unveiled ahead of Friday deadline.
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‘Rivers in the sky’ have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possible
As I wrote after last week’s disillusioning election, “messaging” is something that Democrats have been atrocious at. Now that they have something to brag about, they’d better get their bragging skills up to snuff. To Donald Trump, “infrastructure” was just another catchphrase, so it’s hardly surprising that it turned into a joke. No infrastructure program ever emerged from the Trump White House during its four years.
House Republicans Advance Energy and Water Funding Bill that Raises Costs for Families
Those bills cleared the subcommittee by voice vote with bipartisan support. People can also visit ladwp.com/cares for information about utility relief options. Along with automatic credits, people can obtain financial assistance programs, discounts and extended payment plans, allowing "E-Z Save" customers to pay off their bills over four years. LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - Los Angeles officials launched a campaign Wednesday to spread the word that utility debt relief is still available to Angelenos struggling to pay their water and power bills during the COVID-19 pandemic. One bill in the governor’s plan aims to reduce the opportunity for lengthy record preparation delays due to lawsuits filed under the California Environmental Quality Act, which can sink building projects. Another proposal would speed up judicial review in CEQA lawsuits related to water, transportation, clean energy, and semiconductor or microelectronic projects.
A bill requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissionto review and sign off on any federal regulation that the commission or a state utility regulator finds has a "significant negative impact" on grid reliability is being opposed by Democrats. It also excluded the proposed rollbacks to IRA programs and left out a provision from the House bill barring DOE from finalizing new efficiency standards for electric distribution transformers. 4394, with a list of all amendments and a description provided by the sponsor, is available here. "We need to make sure that every Angeleno knows that they have access to these crucial programs," Martinez said.
Public defenders, foster kids, climate: Programs created during California’s boom may stall amid deficit
Here’s what you need to know about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to offset California’s $31.5-billion budget deficit. And for more climate and environment news, follow @Sammy_Roth on Twitter. Another $2 billion would be allocated for the National Health Service Corps and $500 million for the Nurse Corps, two services aimed at providing healthcare services in underserved — read low-income and rural — communities. Antitrust enforcement would also be enhanced by $1 billion in funding to upgrade the antitrust enforcement capabilities of the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, to be split evenly between the two agencies.
The Senate has demonstrated that it has taxpayers’ backs, putting the Climate Change Superfund in the Senate one-house budget proposal. Unfortunately, the governor’s administration remains opposed to this common-sense measure. Newsom also wants to allow the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, known as IBank, and the Department of Water Resources to take advantage of and leverage federal funding for projects that reduce greenhouse gas.
More than $150 in credits coming to Southern Californians’ utility bills this month
The CAPP aid arrived in two installments, with about $990 million paid to utilities by the end of January 2022 and almost $650 million paid in November. The utilities were given 60 days to put the funds into their customers’ accounts, which means the second round of credits should appear on utility bills no later than February. Chairwoman Kay Granger's opening remarks are available here.Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fleischmann's opening remarks are available here. Bill report, before adoption of amendments in Full Committee, is available here. A table of included Community Project Funding requests is available here. Put it together and it becomes evident that infrastructure is no longer properly thought of as bricks and mortar.
In 2019, residents in Grimsby voted Tory for the first time since the end of the Second World War. The old Cleethorpes constituency was always more of a bellwether, having voted Conservative since 2010. The lack of a clear dividing line between the two parties could be a problem in the general election, especially as both parties have been trying to show a bit more leg this week ahead of a fully-fledged election campaign. There might not be a general election just yet, but there are important votes that will define how the areas around us are run for the next four years. On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by deputy political editor Sam Coates to discuss why the elections are so important for the prime minister's future and where the key political backgrounds are. With the Conservatives lagging behind Labour in the polls, the outcome will offer some insight on how voters in England and Wales feel ahead of the general election.
She also covered Congress and local business news for the Washington Times. Haberkorn is a native of the Chicago area and graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. To that end, there is $100 million for natural infrastructure projects, such as using nature or tools that mimic nature to conserve water, and another $100 million to improve overall watershed health. The bureau will also have new funding for aquatic ecosystem restoration projects that are designed to improve wildlife habitat. Just moments after the bipartisan vote on the bill, the Senate turned to the second portion of Biden’s infrastructure plan, an ambitious effort to reshape the nation’s social programs. After months of negotiation among President Biden, Democrats and a group of moderate Republicans to forge a compromise, the Senate voted 69 to 30 in favor of the legislation.
He said he would be writing to the leaders of all Scottish political parties to seek talks on making a minority government work. Scotland's first minister says he will fight a vote in his leadership and is "very confident" of winning. Listen to this week's episode of the Electoral Dysfunction podcast while you scroll through the latest updates. “We are digging in to understand what specific problems the governor is trying to solve and working toward legislation that will address those problems in a workable way,” the speaker’s office said in a statement. The changes Newsom has proposed would also make it easier to complete his controversial plan to build an underground tunnel to transport water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to Southern California.
Authority spokeswoman Melissa Figueroa said the agency sees about $20 billion to $40 billion in the bill that it could be eligible to compete for and, pending finality of the legislation, plans to apply. It could accomplish many of progressives’ top policy priorities, such as implementing paid family leave and a universal prekindergarten program, expanding Medicare and enacting a pathway to citizenship for some immigrants. The plan, which is the first portion of Biden’s “Build Back Better” program, will next go to the House, where it faces challenges from progressives. The House approved amendments to provide loan guarantees for the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline and to bar funds to finalize any regulation that costs the economy more than $100 million annually. A summary of the bill, before adoption of amendments, is available here. 4394, The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
