News Articles
July 25, 2012
Northern California members of Congress are firing back at Governor Jerry Brown's plan for a pair of tunnels to move water south from the Sacramento River.
July 24, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA, 1st District), the lead Democratic sponsor of H.R. 3506, the HELP Hospice Act, received the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization's (NHPCO) Public Policy Leadership Award on Sun., July 22, at Hospice By The Bay's Sonoma County office.
July 23, 2012
We were pleased to see the U.S. House, once again, approve an amendment to a bill that would expedite innovative treatments for military veterans and active-duty soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. Now it is time for the Senate to do the same.
July 20, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday U.S. Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) introduced H.R. 6154, The Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act, bipartisan legislation that streamlines permitting for renewable energy projects on public lands.
July 20, 2012
Rep. Mike Thompson on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at making it easier to generate renewable energy on public land and would give local and state governments a cut of the royalties.
Thompson, D-St. Helena, and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., said the bill would speed up the permitting process for wind and solar energy projects, treating them similarly to oil and gas projects.
Thompson, D-St. Helena, and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., said the bill would speed up the permitting process for wind and solar energy projects, treating them similarly to oil and gas projects.
July 12, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) on Wednesday voted against H.R. 6079, the Patients' Rights Repeal Act.
This legislation was the House Majority's 31st bill in the last 18 months to repeal all or parts of the Affordable Care Act.
The repeal of health care reform would end patient protections and raise health care costs for millions of Americans, Thompson's office reported.
This legislation was the House Majority's 31st bill in the last 18 months to repeal all or parts of the Affordable Care Act.
The repeal of health care reform would end patient protections and raise health care costs for millions of Americans, Thompson's office reported.
July 10, 2012
Value versus price is an ongoing question in the appraisal business and seems to be an equally popular debate in land conservation. When appraising equipment, I often refer to Warren Buffet's famous quote, "Price is what you pay; value is what you get." The same holds true for open lands.
July 9, 2012
The Crescent City Harbor District is holding a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to mark the beginning of the inner boat basin reconstruction project.
June 29, 2012
A much-anticipated Thursday ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal Affordable Care Act, a law that's anticipated to have far-reaching impacts for the nation.
The decision means that the rollout of the landmark health care legislation will go forward in 2014, as originally planned.
The decision means that the rollout of the landmark health care legislation will go forward in 2014, as originally planned.
June 29, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Napa Valley) released the following statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional: