Volume 12, Bulletin 13 -- May 13, 2005    [or see pdf version]

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE:
Schwarzenegger And 14 Other Governors Urge Increased SCAAP Funding
BRAC List To Be Released Friday A.M.
House Near Unanimous in Approving Homeland Formula Change
Senate Moves to Retain $11.2 Billion Increase to Transportation Bill, Showdown with White House Looms
California To Receive About $71 Million In Immigrant Medical Funding
Senate Passes Emergency Supplemental Bill; President To Sign Immediately
Judiciary Subcommittee Addresses Dreier Immigration Bill
Spirit of Bipartisanship Kickstarts Head Start in House, Bill Excludes White House Pilot Project Proposal
Energy & Commerce and Judiciary Committees Alter Homeland Security Authorization Bill
House Appropriations Backs Homeland Security Bill, Floor Vote Tuesday
Senate Examines National Parks
House Holds Section 8 Voucher Program Hearing
Appeals Court Strikes Broadcast Flag Rule
UC, Bechtel Partner for Los Alamos Bid
National Ignition Facility Briefing Friday
Ruling Opens Undeveloped National Forest Lands to Roads; Governor Pledges to Protect State's Trees
Bay Area Chosen for Stem Cell Institute
Study Calls California Traffic the Nation's Worst

Volume 12, Bulletin 12 -- May 6, 2005    [or see pdf version]

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE:
Governor and Entire Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Write President, Rumsfeld, and BRAC Chairman Re Base Closures
Bipartisan Delegation Sends Letter To Sec. Rice on Extradition
House Passes Supplemental With Immigration Provisions; Senate To Follow Soon
BRAC Commission Holds First Meeting; Release of BRAC List Next Week
Chairman Lewis Proposes 302(b) Allocations for Appropriations Panels
Interior Appropriations Reports FY06 Bill
House Appropriations Panel Approves 2006 Homeland Security Bill
Congress' 2006 Budget Document Contains Pell Grants Increase
Bipartisan Congressional Letter Criticizes FTA's Proposed Changes to New Starts Evaluation System
House Passes Voc Ed and Training Bill Without White House Plan for Eliminating Perkins Grants
House Panel Examines Integrating Head Start with Other Early Education and Care
House Water and Power Panel Holds Hearing on Endangered Species Act
California Institute Breakfast Features Representative Dan Lungren"
State Passes Tough Smog Rules; Report Finds 14 California Counties Among Nation's 25 Most Ozone Polluted
Nunes Appointment to Ways & Means Formalized
May 13 Briefing Re National Ignition Facility

Volume 12, Bulletin 11 -- April 28, 2005    [or see pdf version]

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE:
Governor and California Congressional Delegation Circulating BRAC Letter
Senate Transportation Bill Hits Hurdles on Senate Floor
Energy and Commerce Addresses CAFTA Agreement
California Institute Breakfast Features Representative Jim Costa
China Piracy Letter Sent To President
Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Funding for Angel Island Immigration Station
House Passes Supercomputing Planning Legislation
CDBG Formula Revisions Would Target Dollars Better, GAO Testifies
BRAC List May Be Released Early; Closed Bases May Be Used As Sites For Oil Refineries
PPIC Report Finds Biotech Flight From California Unlikely
AEA Report Finds High-Tech Job Losses Leveling Out
RAND and California Institute Hold Briefing on Public Health Preparedness In California
Report Ranks California 31^st in Healthcare Coverage
PPIC Special Survey on Education In California Finds Disillusioned Public
Bipartisan Group of Southern California Members Circulating Letter on Region's Cultural Tourism

Volume 12, Bulletin 10 -- April 21, 2005    [or see pdf version]

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE:
Senate Tables Most Immigration Efforts In Passing Iraq Supplemental
MTBE Liability Waiver Survives Fight On House Floor
House Passes Copyright/Piracy Bill
House Homeland Security Committee Unanimously Approves Bill To Change First Responder Grant Formula
House Homeland Bill Reduces Small-State Minimum to Typical Level
Senate Finance Approves Highway Tax Bill, Miles-Traveled Tax Idea Could Hit California
California, Florida, Could Face Higher Highway Taxes Under Senate Finance's VMT-Tax Plan
Ways And Means Holds Hearing On DR-CAFTA Bill
Resources Hearing On Water Supply
House Science Panel Discusses Commercial Space Travel
Governor Schwarzenegger Urges Federal R&D Funding
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear CA Energy Dispute Over $100 Million
President Bush Declares State of Emergency for Southern California Counties Affected by February Rains
University of California Awarded Five-Year Contract to Operate Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
House Agriculture Committee Reviews Secure Rural Schools Act
April 25 RAND Briefing to Focus on Public Health Preparedness in California

To expand communications between Washington and California, the California Institute provides periodic bulletins regarding current activity on Capitol Hill that affects our state.  Bulletins are published weekly during sessions of Congress, and occasionally during other periods.

Volume 12, Bulletin 9 -- April 15, 2005 [or see pdf version]

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE:
9/11 Panel Leader, First Responders, & Victims Group Head Laud New Cox Bill for Formula Changes and "Rational" Methodology
Senate Homeland Panel Approves Bill With Minor Formula Changes
House Homeland Subcommittee Considers First Responders Formula
Baca Sponsored Groundwater Remediation Act Passes House
Eshoo Bill Exempting FEMA Grants From Taxes Goes To President
House and Senate Take Up the DR-CAFTA Trade Bill
Immigration Amendments Pending to Senate Supplemental
House Education Panel Hears Exemplary Head Start Administrators
Census Bureau Report Examines Country's Fastest Growing Counties
House Votes to Name Sacramento Courthouse in Memory of Late Representative Robert T. Matsui
California To Receive $750 million Refund For Energy Crisis; 9th Circuit Holds Case Could Lead to Billions More

Volume 12, Bulletin 8 -- April 7, 2005    [or see pdf version]

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE:
Coalition of Local Government Groups Oppose MTBE Waiver
Members Circulating Letter re NASA Ames Research Center Funding
Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Digital Music Oversight Hearing
California Council on Base Support and Retention Releases Report; California: The Key to Transforming America's Military
Senate Homeland Security Formula Markup Moved to Next Week
House Subcommittee Examines Brownfields Status
Senate and House Committees Hold Head Start Hearings
Bush Administration Announces New Rules for Broadening No Child Left Behind Act Flexibility, Citing California Efforts
PPIC Releases Study of English Learners in California Schools
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Examines Lytton Tribe's Bid for Urban Casino in San Pablo
U.S., California Wine Sales Up In 2004
California Institute Publishes Special Report on State's Base Closure History and 2005 Closure Round Process

Volume 12, Bulletin 7 -- March 18, 2005    [or see pdf version]

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE:
Senate Judiciary Approves SCAAP Reauthorization Bill
Congress Approves Ninth Temporary Extension for Welfare and Child Care
House Panel Approves Welfare Reauthorization Bill for Third Year
Senate Panel Makes Quick Work of Highways Bill; Equity Bonus Targets Higher Rate-of-Return on Gas Taxes, But Constraints Would Slow Changes; Formula Shift Would Trim California CMAQ Funding
Senate Banking Committee Marks Up Transit Reauthorization Bill
Bipartisan California Congressional Delegation Hosts City Officials for BRAC Roundtable Discussion
President Bush Names Nine Member BRAC Commission; Closure List Release Less Than Two Months Away
HASC Chairman Hunter Addresses Defense and BRAC at GSR Luncheon
Methamphetamine Clean-Up Bill Advances to Full House
House Judiciary Examines Port Security
Education and Workforce Reviews Foreign Student Visa Program
California Space Proponents Visit Washington
Science Committee Approves Supercomputing Planning Legislation
PPIC Releases Survey of Los Angeles County

Volume 12, Bulletin 6 -- March 11, 2005    [or see pdf version]

Volume 12, Bulletin 5 -- March 4, 2005   [or see pdf version]

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE:

Volume 12, Bulletin 4 -- February 18, 2005   [or see pdf version]

Volume 12, Bulletin 3 -- February 11, 2005    [or see pdf version]

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE:

Volume 12, Bulletin 2 -- January 28, 2005    [or see pdf version]

Volume 12, Bulletin 1 -- January 7, 2005    [or see pdf version]

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