Imperial Valley News Center
Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s Statement on Governor’s May Revise of the 2015-2016 Budget Proposal
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Sacramento, California - Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) released the following statement regarding Governor Brown Jr.’s release of the May Revise of the 2015-16 state budget today:
Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken Travels to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Burma
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Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam on May 16. While in Hanoi, Deputy Secretary Blinken will meet with senior Vietnamese government officials and representatives of civil society organizations. He will then travel on to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 19, where he will engage with youth at an American Center Innovation Lab video design competition, discuss education partnerships, and interact with private sector representatives.
Second Meeting of the Counter-ISIL Finance Group Issues Communique to Combat Kidnapping for Ransom
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Washington, DC - The Counter-ISIL Finance Group (CIFG), which met on May 7 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, announced today the issuance of a Communiqué rejecting the payment or facilitation of ransoms to ISIL in line with relevant U.N. Security Council Resolutions. Representatives from 25 countries and several multilateral organizations met to continue their work to combat ISIL’s sources of financing, including the dangerous and ongoing problem of kidnapping for ransom.
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments.
Governor’s May Revised budget doubles-down on CDFA drought and climate change programs
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- Written by Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary
Sacramento, California - Governor Brown’s revised budget for May, released today, makes great strides in helping agriculture adapt to the ongoing drought and climate change. The Governor proposes to provide substantial assistance to farmers to increase their water efficiency, reduce greenhouse gases, build dairy digesters and increase soil resilience.
Assistant Secretary Nuland Travel to Ukraine
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Washington, DC - After accompanying Secretary of State John Kerry to Sochi, Russia, and to Antalya, Turkey, for the NATO meetings, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland is visiting Kyiv, Ukraine, May 14-16,
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