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MONTEREY — The U.S. House of Representatives this week unanimously passed maritime legislation that aims to advance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ability to use drone technology to support at-sea research and operations.
Dubbed the Commercial Engagement through Ocean Technology Act (CENOTE), the legislation that was co-authored by Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, will advance NOAA's use of unmanned maritime systems, encourage private sector research and development and ensure that maritime data is readily available and reliable.
A new five-year farm bill that enhances existing programs while offering new assistance to less traditional forms of agriculture and legalizing industrial hemp easily won final congressional approval from the House on Wednesday, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature.
The whopping margin on the final vote, 369-47, mirrored a similarly large vote in the Senate on Tuesday, 87-13. On final passage, 182 Republicans and 187 Democrats voted in favor. Forty-four Republicans, many of whom are members of the Freedom Caucus, and three Democrats voted against it.
Congress likely won’t take action to rein in the military powers it granted the president after the 9/11 attacks—powers that Trump uses with the broad aim of countering Iran.
WATSONVILLE — A contingent of politicians, educators and residents gathered in Watsonville/Aptos/Santa Cruz Adult Education's Rodriguez Street location Monday to help ring in the institution's 90th anniversary.
With dozens of classes on tap, the school boasts more than 3,000 students and more than 100 teachers.
WATSONVILLE — April Ortiz is a 25-year-old mother hoping to become a nurse to provide a better life for her children. Emilio Menze, 32, is working on his high school diploma to close a chapter of his life that has nagged him since dropping out of school as a high school senior.
Gun violence is a national crisis. This year alone, over 50,000 gun violence incidents have resulted in 12,904 deaths, a number that is likely to be higher after this issue goes to print. These statistics do not include the roughly 22,000 annual suicides by a firearm.
As a former prosecutor, I fought to bring criminals to justice, support victims of violence and reduce gun violence. Now, as the U.S. Representative of California's 20th congressional district, I promote and advance common sense solutions to help prevent gun violence across the country.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta, headed to an 80-20 victory in his first re-election bid, isn't going to be putting his feet up in the next few weeks while waiting for his Democratic Party to take control of the 116th U.S. House of Representatives.
One of Congress' most fervent bipartisan optimists, Panetta is raring to go back into the fray with many of his lame duck colleagues to get the 2018 Farm Bill renewed before the new Congress is sworn in in January 2019.
Thanksgiving is complicated enough, between making sure the turkey doesn't dry out and the relatives don't get into a fight over the latest hot topic issues. Now add making sure the only tummy trouble guests leave with is from eating too much pie.
Having received nearly four out of every five votes district-wide, Central Coast Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-20) is cruising to a second term in the U.S. House.
The most recent election results show Panetta getting 79 percent of the vote compared this his challenger Ronald Paul Kabat, who has received 21 percent.
Kabat was out of town on vacation and unavailable, his staff said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON — As Congress returns from its weeks-long election recess, it has a piece of unfinished business that is critical to a nearly
$50 billion California industry and millions of Americans on food stamps.
There's hope the election results could finally get it over the finish line.