Senator Hurtado Releases Statement after the Equity for Rural Schools Act Passes the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill, Senate Bill 486, known as the Equity for Rural Schools Act passed in the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism.



Senator Hurtado’s Bills on Public Safety and Infrastructure Advance to the California State Assembly

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after a number of bills authored by her successfully passed through the California State Senate and are now headed to the California State Assembly for consideration.



CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS SEND STATE AUDIT REPORT ON WATER FORECASTING TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE WATER MARKET MANIPULATION

 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) and other California lawmakers responded to the California State Auditor’s report that found the Department of Water Resources (DWR) used faulty and obsolete data in drafting their predictive water models for the state. California lawmakers hope that an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice will shed light on any potential market manipulation and lack of transparency occurring within California's water systems.



California Senate Appropriations Committee Kills Bill to Protect California’s Agricultural Farm Land Ownership by Foreign Governments

 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill, Senate Bill 224, the Food and Farm Security Act died in the Senate Appropriations Committee.



Senator Melissa Hurtado Releases Statement on New Flood Investment Proposals to Support Communities in the Central Valley

 

SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) issued the following statement after the Governor’s announcement on his May revised budget which includes $492 million in funding to areas affected by historic flooding in the Central Valley and Tulare Lake Basin:



California Senators Cortese and Hurtado Release Statements Applauding Response by U.S. Department of Justice for Request to Investigate Water Profiteering by Investors in Western States

SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senators Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) and Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statements on their joint request to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate anti-competitive water purchases and drought profiteering in California and Western States:

 



Senator Melissa Hurtado Releases Statement after Governor Newsom Tours Flood Sites in the Tulare Lake Basin

SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom's visit to areas affected by historic flooding in the Central Valley and Tulare Lake Basin:



Senator Hurtado Releases Statement After the Food and Farm Security Act Passes the Senate Agriculture Committee

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her bill, Senate Bill 224, which puts California in control of its food supply chain by preventing foreign governments from purchasing agricultural land, and requiring the California Office of Emergency Services to issue an annual report on foreign ownership of California’s resources, passed the Senate Agriculture Committee.