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SEASIDE >> CSU Monterey Bay will receive a three-year, $270,000 mental health and substance abuse grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will be used to train faculty and staff to detect distress in students so they can be urged to seek help.
"This federal grant will help CSUMB's efforts to ensure that those at risk for suicide are receiving the help they need," said Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, in making the announcement.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and 26 of his House Democratic colleagues introduced a bill to legalize the immigration status of farm workers working in American agriculture. The bill, of which Congressman Panetta is an original co-sponsor, would create a program that would allow agricultural workers and their families to apply for a "Blue Card" that gives them legal status and work authorization if they show consistent employment in U.S. agriculture over the past two years, pay a fine, and pass a thorough background check.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) will receive a federal grant totaling $91,990 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Mental Health Services. The Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service grant will be used by CSUMB's Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Project.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), announced that four Monterey County Fire Departments received a grant totaling $853,694 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration. Awardees include the Seaside Fire Department, Gonzales Fire Department, Greenfield Fire Protection District, and Mid Coast Fire Brigade. This grant is made under the Fiscal Year 2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, and will be used for communications tools to enhance inter-operability.
As Congress continues to battle over the future of health care in America and, by extension, the fate of millions of Californians who currently receive coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we found ourselves asking a simple question: Where do California's lawmakers get their health insurance?
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) updated report on the House-passed Republican health care bill:
The proposed 2018 U.S. Department of Agriculture budget suggests the elimination of funding for the Market Access Program and the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
Those programs, along with others, are listed in the proposal under the heading "Duplicative, Ineffective, or Lower Priority Programs."
Robert Guenther, senior vice president of public policy for the United Fresh Produce Association, and Kevin Moffitt, president and CEO of Pear Bureau Northwest, said they were disappointed with the proposal but confident the programs would continue.
After the Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday released its long-awaited score on the Republican health care plan that passed the House of Representatives on May 4, KQED gathered reaction from California's congressional caucus on the analysis.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement today in response to President Donald Trump's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018, "A New Foundation for American Greatness":
"President Trump's damaging budget proposal would slash government programs critical to families, students, and businesses on the central coast of California.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018, "A New Foundation for American Greatness":
"President Trump's damaging budget proposal would slash government programs critical to families, students, and businesses on the central coast of California," Panetta said.