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Keep Working Farms Working: Senator Dave Cortese’s Senate Bill 462 to Permanently Protect Food Security, Wildlife, Water Quality & Agricultural Land Development Passed by the California Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water today passed without objection Senate Bill 462 requiring a yearly $20-million appropriation to the California Farmland Conservancy Program (CFCP) to permanently preserve California agr



California Can Build Faster and Smarter By Keeping Cash Flow to Construction Contractors Flowing For Materials & Labor on Private Projects

SACRAMENTO – The California State Senate Judiciary Committee today approved Senator Dave Cortese’s Senate Bill 61 (SB 61), which would expedite money payments to construction contractors and subcontractors for work performed.



Silicon Valley & Fresno Leaders Unite in Supporting Senator Cortese’s High Speed Rail Bill To Advance Economic Opportunities

SACRAMENTO – California Senate Transportation Committee Chair Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) is getting the support of  Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer Tuesday when the Senate Transportation Committee takes action on SB 545, Cortese’s bill that would advance major economic opportunities connected to the High Speed Rail Project.



Education and Community Leaders Rally Around Senator Cortese’s Education Equalization Bill

SILICON VALLEY – At San Jose’s Mount Pleasant Elementary School, surrounded by education and community leaders, California State Senator Dave Cortese today unveiled Senate Bill 743 to reverse an antiquated 1978 funding formula that has created winners and losers in the public



Zip Codes Should Not Determine A Child's Quality of Education: Silicon Valley Senator Dave Cortese

NEWS CONFERENCE FRIDAY APRIL 4 11 A.M. IN SAN JOSE

Zip Codes Should Not Determine A Child’s Quality of Education:

Silicon Valley State Senator Dave Cortese Introduces Bill to