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DPR eyes a 45% budget boost after raising the pesticide tax—setting ag and EJs in a competition for the spending

05/15/24 7:10 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS Assembly Bill 2113 Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia budget trailer bill riders Department of Pesticide Regulation environmental justice Pesticide impacts on poor communities protecting farmworkers and communities spray drift exposure to workers and bystanders toxic pesticide exposure
The Newsom administration is gaining traction in the Legislature with its proposal to boost the mill assessment. The added revenue would position it to deliver on promises to expedite registrations and evaluations.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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