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Sacramento, Hanford stations were targeted for reduction of operations
Loss of 24/7 service would be catastrophic for disaster weather response
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09) announced that the National Weather Service (NWS) is implementing emergency hiring plans to keep two Valley weather stations open in response to Harder’s advocacy.
Traffickers evade prosecution by changing fentanyl’s chemical compound
More than 10,000 overdose deaths in California between 2023 and 2024
Bill increases funding for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program to surge support to law enforcement agencies
In California, 5.8 million fentanyl-laced pills were seized in the first 5 months of 2024; 7 in 10 pills counterfeit pills seized by the DEA contain a deadly dose of fentanyl
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced he secured $963,000 in federal funding for the Stockton Police Department’s (SPD) Public Safety Program. Rep. Harder secured the federal funding through a Community Project Funding (CPF) grant which will be used to purchase a license plate reader (LPR) system and other equipment to protect police officers and fight crime.