California has long considered it regressive to tax items that are considered essential to life such as food, shelter, power, water and prescription drugs. Last year Golden State lawmakers took heat for labeling tampons as non-essential and now it seem on course to add drinking water to the list of items that should be taxed. […]
Duarte signs consent decree to settle federal court case over Tehama County plowing case
August 15, 2017
A full copy of the consent decree can be accessed by Wine Executive News premium subscribers at this link. Without admitting guilt or liability or accepting the federal charges against him and his family’s nursery, John Duarte has signed a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) to end his long, grueling fight […]
Duarte Trial Judge Blocks Key Expert Evidence: Says Would Hurt Federal Government’s Case
August 14, 2017
Federal District Court Judge Kimberly J. Mueller has refused to admit testimony of two expert witnesses whose evidence indicates that the wetlands that John Duarte is accused of harming were, in fact, not harmed. The reports also assert that the government’s experts erred in fundamental ways. According to Mueller’s written opinion, published Friday, Aug. 11, […]