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WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Central Coast Field Office (CCFO) released a proposal for oil and gas exploitation on the central coast of California. The administration wants to open more than 700,000 acres of public land to new oil and gas drilling. Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Fresno counties are included in the proposal.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) announced that he is an original cosponsor to bipartisan legislation repealing an unnecessary tax hike on Gold Star families.
The 2017 tax law reclassified how Gold Star children's assets are taxed, increasing the tax rate on their survivor benefits from 12 to 15 percent up to 37 percent.
The Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act, H.R. 2481, introduced by Congresswoman Elaine Luria (D-VA-02), would reclassify such benefits as earned income, significantly reducing the tax burden.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Coast Field Office released on May 9 a proposal for oil and gas exploitation on the central coast of California. The administration wants to open more than 700,000 acres of public land to new oil and gas drilling. Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Fresno counties are included in the proposal.
In a May 10 release, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) encourages all residents to participate in the public comment period and share their opinions on opening federal land to oil and gas leases.
The Sacramento region hosted four census offices the last time the decennial Census was conducted. For the 2020 Census, which will be conducted a little less than a year from now, it will have just one.
The Census Bureau will continue to operate a local field office in Sacramento, but does not plan to have a physical presence in Placerville, Elk Grove or Fairfield, as it did a decade ago.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that he is an original cosponsor to bipartisan legislation repealing an unnecessary tax hike on Gold Star families.
The 2017 tax law reclassified how Gold Star children's assets are taxed, increasing the tax rate on their survivor benefits from 12 to 15 percent up to 37 percent.
The Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act, H.R. 2481, introduced by Congresswoman Elaine Luria (D-VA), would reclassify such benefits as earned income, significantly reducing the tax burden.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and 18 Committee Democrats sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert E.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act.
Retailers and restaurants are stepping up their push for Congress to fix a provision in President Trump's tax law that they say is hurting their businesses.
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment by Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) to H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta speaks on the role of California in national environmental protocol, legislation and the future
Sitting in a patio chair overlooking the lush Carmel Valley, Congressman Jimmy Panetta smiles, admiring the environment he grew up in. The valley is green and forested, Garland Ranch Regional Park sprawled across the hill opposite.