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News from June 2023

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Bicameral, Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Prepare Homeowners for Natural Disaster

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 14, 2023

On June 13, Representatives Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) and Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act, legislation that will exempt from federal taxes rebates that homeowners receive for hardening their homes against natural disasters. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) led the Senate companion bill

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Huffman, Cohen, Merkley Introduce Bill to Keep Families and Pets Safe From Hazardous Cyanide Bombs

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 14, 2023

On June 13, United States Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Steve Cohen (TN-09) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) re-introduced Canyon’s Law, legislation to ban from public lands the M-44 ejector – a spring-loaded device filled with sodium cyanide used to kill predatory animals and pest species

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Huffman, Heinrich, Degette, and Lawmakers Call on Interior to Implement and Strengthen Proposed Conservation and Landscape Health Rule

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

On June 12, United States Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a letter from lawmakers in the Senate and House to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland calling to support the completion of rulemaking and implementation of the proposed “Conservation and Landscape Health” rule for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

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Wine Country Times area weekly mass times

By Wine Country Times | Jun 10, 2023

The following parishes in the Wine Country Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Thompson, Kelly Introduce Legislation to Increase Participation in Labor Market

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 10, 2023

This week, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-16) introduced H.R. 3702, the Access Technology Affordability Act. The legislation provides a refundable $2,000 credit to blind and vision impaired people to purchase equipment that allows them to work

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Reps. Huffman, Levin to Introduce Bills to Protect Pacific & Arctic Oceans From Offshore Drilling

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 10, 2023

Legislation to Protect U.S. Coasts From New Oil and Gas Drilling

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There were three professional licenses issued in Sonoma County during May

By Wine Country Times | Jun 9, 2023

There were three professional licenses issued in Sonoma County during May, according to California’s Department of Consumer Affairs.

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Ways and Means Committee Passes Thompson-Smith Legislation to Streamline Affordable Care Act Reporting Requirements

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 9, 2023

On June 7, the House Ways and Means Committee passed Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and Rep. Adrian Smith’s (NE-03) Employer Reporting Improvement Act with a bipartisan vote

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Huffman Announces $2 Million From Inflation Reduction Act Awarded to Greater Farallones

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 9, 2023

Funding Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s $2.6 Billion Framework to Build Climate Resilience and Support Coastal Communities

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Thompson, Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Hold Congressional Forum on Epidemic of Gun Violence

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 8, 2023

This week, House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and members of the task force hosted a Congressional forum on the epidemic of gun violence

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Thompson Announces New Staff Serving Solano County

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 7, 2023

On June 2, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced that Kimberly (Kim) Fu will be joining his office to serve as a Field Representative for Solano County

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Wine Country Times area weekly mass times

By Wine Country Times | Jun 3, 2023

The following parishes in the Wine Country Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Dear WRS: small things with great love

By Diane Madrigal | Jun 2, 2023

Women’s Recovery Services has been working on creating a new client handbook.

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Thompson Votes to Avoid Catastrophic Default

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 2, 2023

On June 1, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) voted to pass H.R. 3746, the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, to avoid a catastrophic default and protect America’s economy

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Analysis: Sonoma County effective property tax rate were lighter than the national average in Q1 2023

By Wine Country Times | Jun 1, 2023

Property owners in Sonoma County paid 0.7% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the first quarter of 2023, which is less than 0.6 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by the Wine Country Times.

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Top 100 Sonoma County home sales for May 2023

By Wine Country Times | Jun 1, 2023

These are the top 100 home sales for Sonoma County in May 2023, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Thompson Releases Statement on Bipartisan Budget Agreement

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 1, 2023

On May 30, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement on the Bipartisan Budget Agreement

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Rep. Huffman to Vote Against Republican’s Shameful Debt Ceiling Deal

By Wine Country Times Report | Jun 1, 2023

Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) released the following statement on his plan to vote against H.R. 3746, the legislative agreement to suspend the debt ceiling for 18 months in return for a host of Democratic spending and policy concessions