(SACRAMENTO) – Senate President pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland) released the following statement about the state’s water supply after the latest snow survey shows the water content at 67 percent of normal:

“The DWR snow survey report illustrates more than ever the need for immediate action to help use the water we have more wisely and to protect those drinking water sources that serve millions of people.”

(MADERA) – Democratic state Senators will hold a news conference Friday, May 2, at John J. Pershing Elementary School in Madera to discuss the effects of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget cuts with local students, parents, teachers, school workers and education officials.

Democratic legislators held a news conference Friday, at Independence High School in San Jose to discuss the effects of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget cuts with local students, parents, teachers, school workers and education officials

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