Also, Imperial County Disaster Relief, Renewable Energy Transmission Financing, and State Highway Route 91 Corridor Bills Approved(SACRAMENTO) – A flurry of activity on the Friday before the end of Legislative Session saw the approval of several more bills by State Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, as well as the signing of AB 1846 by the Governor (Chapter 195, Statutes of 2010).  "Today, with the enactment of AB 1846, the state took another step toward the successful…

By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF A portion of Highway 111 will be renamed to honor the pioneers who founded Imperial Valley.A resolution, introduced in the state by Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, commemorates the contribution of early settlers of the region by designating a portion of Highway 111 as “Imperial Valley Pioneers Expressway,” according to a press release from Pérez's office. The highway portion, between Interstate 8 and Highway 78, will take on the special designation,…

Increases Access to Capital and Leverages Funding for California Small Businesses SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblymembers V. Manuel Pérez (D-Coachella) and Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles), co-chairs of the Assembly Jobs and Economic Recovery Task Force,  joined Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) to announce a legislative plan to help spur small businesses recovery. Speaker Pérez convened the Assembly Jobs & Recovery Task Force earlier this year to focus on job creation and retention. Economists are predicting small businesses that contract…

By Megan Baier, HealthyCal.org correspondent California is preparing for a major expansion of support and funding for promotores – grass roots health workers who work within their own communities to reach out to rural, remote and otherwise underserved populations.The federal health reform enacted earlier this year includes $15 billion over the next ten years for preventive health measures, including promotores. State legislation is pending to enable the Department of Public Health to assess existing promotores…

Pérez maintains focus on economic recovery, jobs, water, and community health(SACRAMENTO) – Scores of bills were heard by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, and included among the passing measures was a bill authored by Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez (D-Coachella).AB 2093 protects access to vaccines, by ensuring that those insured do not have to pay additional out-of-pocket expenses for childhood vaccinations while also requiring that doctors are fully reimbursed for the costs of administering them.  Currently,…