<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478682" dir="ltr"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Raleway, Arial, Tahoma; font-size: 15.201519966125488px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478807">Maven's Notebook (this list serve won't post SacBee articles directly for some strange reason).</strong></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478682" dir="ltr"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Raleway, Arial, Tahoma; font-size: 15.201519966125488px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">TS</strong></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478682" dir="ltr"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Raleway, Arial, Tahoma; font-size: 15.201519966125488px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"><br></strong></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478682" dir="ltr"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Raleway, Arial, Tahoma; font-size: 15.201519966125488px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478712">Democrats block GOP bid to speed Shasta Dam enlargement</strong><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Raleway, Arial, Tahoma; font-size: 15.201519966125488px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478713">: “</span><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Raleway, Arial, Tahoma; font-size: 15.201519966125488px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478714">Democrats in Congress have stalled an attempt to jump start an expansion of Shasta Dam, California’s largest reservoir and a major water source for the Central Valley. Their objections blocked a Republican gambit to allow the $1.3 billion project to move forward without full up-front funding and despite objections from Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration. A Democratic leadership aide in the House confirmed to the Sacramento Bee on Monday that House Democrats rejected a GOP proposal to speed preparations for the project, by eliminating a requirement on the amount of upfront funding needed for pre-construction. ..</em><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Raleway, Arial, Tahoma; font-size: 15.201519966125488px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478715">. ” Read more from the Sacramento Bee here: </span><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article205939189.html#storylink=cpy" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; font-family: Raleway, Arial, Tahoma; font-size: 15.201519966125488px; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 74, 204); text-decoration: none;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478716" class="enhancr2_3f843577-c3ae-f319-afb3-0c653eddb730">Water Wars: Democrats block GOP bid to speed Shasta Dam enlargement</a><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478717"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1521249389888_478761"><br></div><div id="enhancr2_3f843577-c3ae-f319-afb3-0c653eddb730" class="yahoo-link-enhancr-card ymail-preserve-class ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" contenteditable="false" data-url="http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article205939189.html#storylink=cpy" data-type="yenhancr" data-category="article" data-embed-url="" data-size="medium" dir="ltr"> <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article205939189.html#storylink=cpy" style="text-decoration:none !important; 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