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On Dec. 11, U.S. congressional representatives approved the Farm Workforce Modernization Act with a vote of 260-165. Congressman Jimmy Panetta led the effort in crafting the bill alongside several other representatives, including Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Mike Simpson (R-ID), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) cosponsored a bill that would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement, or MORE, Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, allowing states to set their own policies, Panetta's office said in a press release this month.
Salinas long-time resident Julio Sorio, 94, received Congress' highest civilian honor Saturday for serving his county in World War II as part of the Philippine Scouts, a division of the U.S. Army.
SANTA CRUZ — Taking aim at poorly performing Medicare hospice providers, Rep. Jimmy Panetta introduced a bipartisan bill Monday that would give the federal government more tools to increase oversight and impose new penalties.
Called the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act — the HOSPICE Act — the legislation is co-authored by Rep. Tom Reed, R-NY.
SANTA CRUZ — Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D- Carmel Valley) is urging members of the community to participate in the public comment period on a proposal that will change Social Security benefits for people with disabilities.
For nearly a year now, mysterious projectiles have been hitting cars passing through the Prunedale area in Monterey County. The California Highway Patrol has made an arrest.
The CHP arrested Charles Kenneth Lafferty, 52, Wednesday. He’s accused of using a slingshot with glass marbles to strike moving vehicles. Lafferty is now in custody at the Monterey County Jail.
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, January 16, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize the over 200 American firefighters who have provided their services to combat the bushfires currently ravaging the Australian continent.
MONTEREY — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus will lead a delegation to the United States-Mexico border Friday to look into the impacts of the almost year-old “Remain in Mexico” policy under President Donald Trump.
SALINAS — Praising progress on a long-awaited Pajaro River flood prevention project, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors reviewed a proposed regional flood prevention agency that would oversee construction and operation of the $393.7 million initiative.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Funding extensions for emergency road repair projects in Santa
Cruz County have been secured from the Federal Highway Administration,
Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced.