Help is Available For Taxpayers Falling Behind on Payments

Sacramento, CA…The California State Board of Equalization’s (BOE) newest convenient website service allows qualifying tax or feepayers to request a payment plan online. Payment plans allow tax or feepayers to pay down a past due balance over time, helping them avoid additional penalties and interest. “California taxpayers deserve credit for bringing this commonsense idea to […]

BOE Honored for Work with Small Businesses and Disabled Veteran Enterprises

BOE Honored for Work with Small Businesses and Disabled Veteran Enterprises

Sacramento, CA…The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) is proud to announce that it has been honored with three State Agency Recognition Awards for its outstanding work with California’s small and disabled veteran owned businesses. The following awards will be presented at the December 17, 2013 Board meeting in Sacramento: Most Notable Improvement for Disabled Veteran Business […]

Intelligence and Communications Group Aims To Quiet NSA Scandal

Intelligence and Communications Group Aims To Quiet NSA Scandal

Washington, DC…Dear Mr. President: We are honored to present you with the Final Report of the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. Consistent with your memorandum of August 27, 2013, our recommendations are designed to protect our national security and advance our foreign policy while also respecting our longstanding commitment to privacy and civil […]

President Obama’s Meeting with the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies

Washington, DC…Today, President Obama met with his Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies — Richard Clarke, Michael Morell, Geoffrey Stone, Cass Sunstein and Peter Swire — to discuss the report they submitted to the President on December 13. This meeting offered President Obama an opportunity to hear directly from the group’s members and discuss […]

Rural Counties Seek Environmental Penalties for Illegal Marijuana Cultivation

Rural Counties Seek Environmental Penalties for Illegal Marijuana Cultivation

Washington, DC…Last month, California lawmakers, including Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, and Congressmen Jared Huffman (D-North Coast), Mike Thompson (D-Napa), Sam Farr (D-Monterey), and Doug LaMalfa (R-Butte), submitted a letter calling on the U.S. Sentencing Commission to release legal guidelines on the environmental impacts of illegal marijuana cultivation. The U.S. Sentencing Commission is responsible […]

The United States Department of Agriculture Announces Funding for Rural Mental Health Facilities

The United States Department of Agriculture Announces Funding for Rural Mental Health Facilities

Washington, DC….This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a funding goal of $50 million, over the next three years, to assist Community Health Centers with the construction, expansion, and enhancement of behavioral health facilities and services within rural communities. “We need to be sure that every American has access to quality mental health […]

Reid Remarks on the Now Passed Budget, Essential Nominees

Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding the bipartisan budget agreement and confirmation of qualified nominees. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Today the Senate is debating the House-passed budget agreement, an important step to averting another dangerous and costly government shutdown in January. Another Republican […]

$152 Million Allocated for Transportation Pushes 2013 Total Past $3 Billion

Riverside, CA…Continuing the push to rebuild California’s infrastructure and spur job growth, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) has made new allocations totaling $152 million to 36 projects statewide. This latest round of funding drives the total amount of transportation funding allocated in 2013 beyond the $3 billion barrier. “The billions in funding we’ve invested in […]

Governor and First Lady Honor Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Rodriguez

Sacramento, CA…On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Rodriguez, who bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation. The Governor and First Lady extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time. In memorial, Governor Brown ordered […]

Weekly Address: Marking the One-Year Anniversary of the Tragic Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut

Weekly Address: Marking the One-Year Anniversary of the Tragic Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut

Washington, DC…One year ago today, a quiet, peaceful town was shattered by unspeakable violence. Six dedicated school workers and 20 beautiful children were taken from our lives forever. As parents, as Americans, the news filled us with grief. Newtown is a town like so many of our hometowns. The victims were educators and kids that […]