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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Featured Headlines
CA Finance Director: Balanced Budget Builds Rainy Day Fund,
Invests in Education and Infrastructure
CalChamber, January 15, 2014
Governor Brown to deliver state of the state address
on Wednesday, January 22nd
Governor's Office, January 2, 2014
CalChamber Companies in the News
Kaiser Permanente volunteers help build Habitat for Humanity homes in west Modesto to honor MLK Day
Merced Sun Star, January 20, 2014
Toyota Pledges to Top U.S. Push to Double Fuel Economy by 2025
Bloomberg, January 15, 2014
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
WTO launches advanced trade policy course
for developing country officials
Public viewing of “US-COOL” dispute hearing set
Azevêdo hails Basel Committee’s decision on trade finance
as “good news” for developing countries
From the White House
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Secretary Pritzker Highlights Strong Economic Partnership Between USA and Canada
Joint Statement from Secretaries Pritzker, Vilsack, and Jewell
on the Drought Declaration in California
A New Partner in Implementing Our Innovation Agenda
From the U.S. Trade Representative
The United States and Environmental Protections in the TPP
Trade Agreements
Free trade: A resolution for the U.S. economy:
Pass Trade Promotion Authority
San Jose Mercury News, January 17, 2014
Free-trade deals such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership help
the United States
The Washington Post, January 16, 2014
Federal
Baucus: We Must Act to Bring Home Job-Creating Trade Agreements
Senate Committee on Finance, January 16, 2014
Baucus Statement on the Need to Renew Trade Promotion Authority
Senate Committee on Finance, January 16, 2014
California
California Drought Concerns Escalate
CalChamber, January 21, 2014
California drought emergency declared by Gov. Jerry Brown
San Jose Mercury News, January 17, 2014
State Small Business Loan Program Receives Additional $27 Million from U.S. Treasury
GO-Biz, January 15, 2014
More International Articles
IMF raises UK economic growth forecast
BBC News, January 21, 2014
Panama rejects proposal in canal cost dispute
Associated Press, January 20, 2014
Chinese tourists to U.S. to rise sharply by 2020, report says
Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2014
Global economy at turning point as growth picks up, World Bank says
Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2014
Good news for border crossers
San Diego Union-Tribune, January 14, 2014
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