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Farm Bureau is grassroots. If there is any term that has been the mantra of Farm Bureau, it is this word - grassroots.

The Delta Counties Coalition is confident they have federal partners in protecting the future of the Delta, the group announced Thursday after an intense series of meetings with key policymakers in Congress and the Obama Administration.

Recently the Lake County Board of Supervisors sent a letter to the following distribution list: President Barack Obama, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Senator Pat Wiggins, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Congressman Mike Thompson, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Assemblyman Wes Chesbro.

According to Marc Patterson, Groups Push for Farm Exemption From Estate Tax , Wealth Strategies Journal, Dec.

We all know our Federal Government is involved in Health Care legislation, the wars being fought to defend freedom, etc., but some responsible congressmen are also involved in saving our natural resources.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, Democrat, has introduced the Storage Technology of Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2009.

Andy Beckstoffer, the founder of Napa Valley's Beckstoffer Vineyards, wanted to donate a piece of his land to conservation, but it didn't make sense financially - his property would bring in much more if he sold it than left it to grow grapes forever.

Florida Rep. Alan Grayson became the latest Democrat with his own dedicated hostile site, thanks to the recent creation of MyCongressmanIsNuts.com Photo: Courtesy Can't stand a member of Congress and desperately want him or her out of office? There's a blog for that.

In an ominous sign for congressional leaders trying to fashion a bipartisan compromise, not a single House Republican from California intends to vote for a health-care bill that contains a public-insurance option while virtually every Democrat supports it.

What was once the bustling Evergreen Pulp mill is today a forlorn factory of smokestacks and tan buildings clustered quietly beside the still, gray waters of the Arcata harbor near Eureka, Calif.

What was once the bustling Evergreen Pulp mill is today a forlorn factory of smokestacks and tan buildings clustered quietly beside the still, gray waters of the Arcata harbor.

Congressman Mike Thompson has asked for Congress to make a plan for disposing of its own discarded electronics.

North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson introduced legislation last week that would require Congress to responsibly recycle its e-waste. Co-authored by representatives Gene Green, D-TX, Mary Bono Mack, R-CA, and Brian Bilbray, R-CA, House Resolution 938 aims to make sure that the outdated electronic equipment discarded by members of Congress and ...

CLEARLAKE OAKS Community service and safety is nothing new for longtime Clearlake Oaks resident Frank Toney.

Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow last year had the 11th most liberal voting record in the Senate -- exceeding 80 percent-- and was on the party leadership team that unveiled their health care package last week in the Democratic-ruled Senate.

Local residents seeking U.S. citizenship can get help navigating the sometimes daunting process at Sunday's 4th Annual American Canyon Family Resource Center Citizenship Fair.

Kim Lamb/LVN photo Maintenance Mechanic Mark Kelsey stands near one of the generators at the Soda Lake 1 geothermal plant.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 12:27 p.m. Read more: Local , Solar , Job , Jobs , Creation , Law , Legislation , Michigan , Representative , Dave , Camp The following is a message from Rep.

WASHINGTON, DC Solar Energy Industries Association President and CEO Rhone Resch released the following statement today in support of the Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act , which was introduced in the U.S. House by Representatives Mike Thompson , Dave Camp , Lloyd Doggett , and Patrick Tiberi : "We thank Congressmen Thompson, Camp, Doggett, ...

LAKEPORT The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to support the Sheriff's Department application for a $275,000 grant to fund its marijuana suppression program.