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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Monday May 04, 2026 ( 11 items )  

AMS Issues Information Collection Notice on Almonds Grown in California, Marketing Order No. 981
WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following information collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension for, and revision to, a currently approved information collection for Almonds Grown in California, Marketing Order No. 981. Title: Almonds Grown in California, Marketing Order No. 981. OMB Number: 058  more

Cantwell Responds to Climate Change Denial on Senate Floor: "[We] Cannot Bury Our Heads in the Sand."
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Responds to Climate Change Denial on Senate Floor: "[We] Cannot Bury Our Heads in the Sand." * 05.01.26 "I hope that some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle...will talk to our colleague from Wisconsin," urges Cantwell after Sen. Johnson of landlocked state spikes resolution to simply acknowledge the existence of human-caused sea-level rise WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week,   more

Fresno State Launches AI Ecosystem to Enhance Student Services, Campus Operations
FRESNO, California, May 2 -- California State University Fresno campus issued the following news release on May 1, 2026: * * * Fresno State launches AI ecosystem to enhance student services, campus operations Technology Services at Fresno State has introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem designed to improve student services, streamline campus operations and expand access to resources. "This ecosystem strengthens how we operate," said Dr. Bao Johri, vice president of informati  more

Gibson Dunn Grows in Riyadh With Leading M&A Partner Waleed Rasrommani
LOS ANGELES, California, May 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Grows in Riyadh With Leading M&A Partner Waleed Rasrommani * Gibson Dunn announced today that highly regarded corporate and M&A lawyer Waleed Rasrommani has joined the firm as a partner in its Riyadh office. Waleed's experience advising on complex transactions in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East, with a particular focus on the energy, infrast  more

ICE confirms suspect in San Francisco stabbing is Venezuelan criminal illegal alien who entered the U.S. under Biden administration's deadly 'catch-and-release' policies
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE confirms suspect in San Francisco stabbing is Venezuelan criminal illegal alien who entered the U.S. under Biden administration's deadly 'catch-and-release' policies * SAN FRANCISCO - ICE has confirmed that Wilfredo Jose Tortolero-Arriechi, the 35-year-old suspect in a deadly Dec. 4 stabbing at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, is a criminal   more

Innovative Satellite Network for Computed Tomography of Clouds to Improve Climate Predictions Will Be Initiated In Orbit
HAIFA, Israel, May 3 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Innovative Satellite Network for Computed Tomography of Clouds to Improve Climate Predictions Will Be Initiated In Orbit * The first small satellite of the CloudCT network has been integrated, tested and prepared for launch from California in June 2026. This precursor mission will be followed, if successful, by the launch of ten additional CloudCT satellites in 2027, helping to fill gaps in  more

STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff on Trump Administration's New Letter Claiming Iran War is 'Terminated'
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff on Trump Administration's New Letter Claiming Iran War is 'Terminated' * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Donald Trump notified Congress that the war in Iran has been "terminated." This comes after Senator Schiff forced a vote on his War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. forces as the statutory cl  more

The Loyola Vehicle Lab charges ahead with electric go-karts
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * The Loyola Vehicle Lab charges ahead with electric go-karts * Inside the Loyola Vehicle Lab at the Doyle Center, several members of the Loyola EV Race Team huddled around an electric-powered go-kart. "If it beeps, it's broken," called out Kenan Chakich (BS '29), his eyes darting across a graphical display on a nearby computer monitor. After months of work retrofitting the go-kart from a gas-p  more

U of I inventors explore farm needs at ag expo
MOSCOW, Idaho, May 1 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * U of I inventors explore farm needs at ag expo * Matthew Swenson has a product. He also has a patent on that product. To learn how marketable his product is, without telling what it is, Swenson recently went undercover - sort of.  Swenson, an associate professor of engineering, was among a group of U of I researchers with patented products, or inventions in the process of seeking a patent, to attend t  more

WATCH: Sen. Schiff Debunks Trump's Claim that Iran War is Over, Slams Administration's Weaponization of the U.S. Justice System on NBC's Meet the Press
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Debunks Trump's Claim that Iran War is Over, Slams Administration's Weaponization of the U.S. Justice System on NBC's Meet the Press * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker to debunk President Trump's false claim that his Iran War is consistent with the War Powers Act and not a violation of the Constitution, w  more

Wichita State's CubeSat Ready for NASA Launch Into Low Earth Orbit
WICHITA, Kansas, May 2 -- Wichita State University issued the following news release on May 1, 2026: * * * Wichita State's CubeSat ready for NASA launch into low Earth orbit On May 3, a solar detector prototype developed by Wichita State University will be launched by NASA into low Earth orbit, toward a potential future mission close to the sun. Integrated via Germany's launch integrator Exolaunch, the CubeSat platform was built by NanoAvionics of Lithuania. It will carry and test the WSU-d  more