The INSURE Act proposes a federal backstop for home insurance. Could it stabilize rates, prevent insurer exits, and keep ...

A bipartisan immigration reform bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, and two other lawmakers aims to overhaul the nation’s ...

On July 19th, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, hosted the Committee’s ...

Two members of the Santa Barbara chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby joined hundreds of volunteers at the annual Summer ...

U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal joined 19 colleagues to reintroduce the bipartisan immigration reform bill, the Dignity ...

Michael Erin Woody, a civil engineer from Morro Bay, has a history in local politics. He ran as a Republican against Salud ...

U.S. Army Sergeant Ayssac Correa’s wife, Shirly Guardado, was detained by ICE at her workplace in Houston and deported to Honduras after nearly three months in detention. Guardado’s case has fueled ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has conducted a raid at a cannabis farm in Carpinteria, California, and has arrested 361 individuals suspected of being undocumented. The operation reportedly ...

U.S. House passes bill to fund and modernize Coast Guard through 2029. Find the latest news from the maritime industry on the PortNews website.

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved bipartisan legislation to strengthen, support and authorize funding through ...

Congressman Salud Carbajal — with representatives Veronica Escobar and Maria Elvira Salazar and 17 other colleagues — introduced this week a bipartisan immigrant reform bill: the Dignity Act of 2025.

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