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July 11, 2014
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As mass shootings continue at an alarming rate, any helpful legislation is welcomed with open arms. On Capitol Hill, one such measure, proposed by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St.

Issues:Gun Violence Prevention

July 6, 2014
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Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, and three of his House colleagues from Northern California asked the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Tuesday to tighten regulations on crude oil transportation by rail. The four urged the DOT to make crude shipments safer before those shipments dramatically expand in the state, as predicted.

Issues:Energy & Environment

July 3, 2014
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By Tony Burchins

On a visit to the humongous Mare Island factory that helped rebuild the Pacific Fleet after Pearl Harbor, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson on Thursday was honored for his work to help Vallejo's former military base.

Issues:Jobs & Economy

July 2, 2014
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By Donna Beth Weilenman

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, has joined three other California members of Congress in asking Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to make crude shipments by rail safer.

Issues:Energy & Environment

July 1, 2014
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It's been a long road, but the anticipated opening of Sonoma Valley Community Health Center's new facility is now just three weeks away.

Issues:Health Care

June 29, 2014
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Deadly mass shootings occur with such alarming regularity that the public can be forgiven for believing there's no way to prevent them.

But lawmakers and experts concerned with the connections between mental illness and violence insist that solutions exist.

Issues:Gun Violence Prevention

June 28, 2014
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A decade and a half after a husband and wife donated 642 acres of rangeland to American Canyon, the Newell Open Space Preserve at last lived up to its name, officially opening to the public Saturday.

Issues:Energy & Environment

June 27, 2014
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In the wake of recent shootings in Portland, Ore., Las Vegas, Nev. and Santa Barbara, Congress members Carol Shea-Porter (D-New Hampshire), a member of the House's Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and Mike Thompson (D-St.

Issues:Gun Violence Prevention

June 16, 2014
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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced a $376,423 U.S. Education Department grant has been awarded to Mendocino-Lake Community College.

The grant comes from the Education Department's College Assistance Migrant Program, or CAMP.

Issues:EducationImmigration Reform

June 16, 2014
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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, has reignited a push to reform gun laws in America following high-profile incidents of gun violence in Santa Barbara and cities in Washington, Oregon and Nevada recently.

Issues:Gun Violence Prevention