North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman has introduced a bill that would abolish the “unnecessary” Space Force created by the Trump administration. “The long-standing neutrality of space has fostered a competitive, non-militarized age of exploration every nation and generation has valued since the first days of space travel. But since its creation under the former Trump […]
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Interior Secretary Haaland is Coming to Town
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will be in Humboldt County this week to meet with local, state, federal and Tribal leaders on a number of issues, ranging from clean energy and a massive redwood forest restoration project to investments in Tribal communities and govermental efforts on the crisis of murder and missing Indigenous people. […]
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It’s Time to Spring Forward
It’s that time of the year again to set our clock’s one hour ahead for daylight saving time beginning Sunday at 2 a.m. Although we’ll lose an hour of sleep, we’ll have one more hour of sunlight at the end of the day to enjoy the North Coast. In 2018, California voters overwhelmingly supported Proposition […]
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Huffman to Hold Virtual Town Hall On Capitol Riots
North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman will be holding a virtual town hall to provide a report on the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol and Congress next Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. On Wednesday, Jan. 6, members of Congress were evacuated as a mob of angry Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and Congress destroying […]
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Huffman Votes in Favor of Water Resources Legislation
North Coast Congressmember Jared Huffman voted today in favor of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, which includes key North Coast and environmental priorities authored by Rep. Huffman. The legislation includes numerous provisions Rep. Huffman advocated for including increasing the set-aside for smaller “emerging ports” from 10 percent of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to 15 […]
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Huffman Mentioned as Possible Nominee for State AG
Politico mentioned North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman as a possible replacement for California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra as his departure to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services leaves the seat open. With President-elect Joe Biden nominating Becerra to serve as the secretary of Health and Human Services for his cabinet, California […]
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Huffman Votes for Postal Service Act as Dozens Rally in Eureka
North Coast Congressmember Jared Huffman joined fellow House members in passing the Delivering for America Act, which includes $25 billion in funding for the U.S. Postal Service and prohibits any changes to “operations or level of service” in place on Jan. 1 of this year. Today’s vote came as “Save the Post Office Saturday” rallies […]
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The Redwood Region Economic Development Commission Eureka to Receive a $5 Million CARES Act Recovery Assistance Grant
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is granting over $5.5 million in Recovery Assistance grants allocated by Congress in the CARES Act for Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) which provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic throughout California’s second congressional district. According to the release, the […]
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Dan Rather and Jared Huffman Tour Pot Grows in a Helicopter
In this week’s “Week in Weed” column, we chat with our U.S. Congressman, Rep. Jared Huffman, about his latest trip to Humboldt, during which he was briefed by Sheriff Mike Downey about marijuana issues and interviewed by the one and only Dan Rather. They also went for a helicopter ride. Pick up this week’s Journal […]