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        <title>Roger Niello's Latest News</title>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello Honors Marcy Friedman As 5th Assembly District Woman Of The Year</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) honored Marcy Friedman as the 2010 Woman of the Year for the 5th Assembly District during a special Assembly ceremony at the State Capitol on Monday.]]></description>
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            <title>Employers Speak Out Against State's Regulations</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=222662</link>
            <description><![CDATA[(SACRAMENTO) - Senator Dave Cox, R-Fair Oaks, and Assemblyman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, held a hearing Tuesday in Rancho Cordova to listen to business owners who are seeking relief from California's burdensome business regulations. Representatives from large and small businesses participated in the hearing to express their frustration over the costly and overlapping regulations.Earlier this year, an academic study concluded that the cost of regulation on California businesses is nearly $500...Read more &raquo;]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello Applauds Action By CARB To Give Regulatory Relief To Off-Road Construction ...</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=222468</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Roger Niello today issued the following statement regarding the announced actions by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) that there will be no enforcement of the off-road diesel equipment regulations set to go into effect on March 1."I am encouraged that CARB has decided to take this action.&nbsp; California's economy is struggling to recover and the lack of construction activity has led to a dramatic decrease in diesel particulate matter anyway. It would have made...Read more &raquo;]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello Introduces Measure To Ease Tax Burden On Short Sales And Loan Modifications</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=222430</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO -Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) announced today that he has re-introduced legislation to help ease the tax burden of California families who have negotiated a short sale or been assisted with a loan modification. When a lender has forgiven a portion of a homeowner's principal mortgage indebtedness, as in a short sale or loan modification situation, the amount of forgiven debt is considered taxable income under California state tax law.&nbsp; While the Congress has exempted...Read more &raquo;]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello Responds To Governor Schwarzenegger's 
State Of The State Address</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=222038</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Roger Niello (R- Fair Oaks) issued the following statement today regarding Governor Schwarzenegger's final State of the State address.<br />
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"The Governor laid out an agenda of reform that is sorely needed for California.  And with an optimistic eye toward the future, he recognized the immediate pain that we will have to endure to address our budgetary challenges this year."]]></description>
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            <title>Roger discusses the Business Regulatory Hearings on the Eric Hogue Show</title>
            <link>http://www.rogerniello.com/roger_discusses_the_business_regulatory_hearings_on_the_eric_hogue_show</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Following today's Business Regulation hearing in Citrus Heights, Assemblyman Niello joined Eric Hogue on the &quot;Capitol Hour&quot; radio show on KTKZ to discuss the event and some of the Assemblyman Niello's initial thoughts following the second day of hearings.&nbsp; That audio can be found here.]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello Weighs In On CARB's Proposed Diesel Regulations</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=221957</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) today testified at the California Air Resource Board hearing to consider the implementation of the truck and bus regulations relative to diesel emissions.<br />
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Last year, the Board approved strict regulations to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, and greenhouse gases from in-use diesel trucks and buses that operate in California.  This regulation establishes requirements for in-state and out-of-state motor carriers,...Read more &raquo;]]></description>
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            <title>Senator Cox, Assemblyman Niello Want To Hear From Over-Regulated Businesses</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=221950</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO -  Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) and Senator Dave Cox (R-Fair Oaks) announced today that they will be hosting a series of legislative hearings on the impact of regulations on local businesses.  <br />
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In the wake of a study released earlier this year that concluded that the cost of regulation on California businesses is nearly $500 billion annually, and with unemployment at record high levels, the overregulation of businesses is likely one primary cause of the state's lagging...Read more &raquo;]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello Recognizes &quot;Toys For The Troops' Kids&quot; 
Christmas Toy Drive For ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO -  Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) has presented a resolution to the organizers of this year's "Toys for the Troops' Kids" Christmas Toy Drive in an event at the Capitol to kick off this year's Christmas Toy drive for the children of military personnel deployed during Christmas, or who were killed in action since 9/11/2009.]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Roger Niello's Statement Regarding The Passage Of The Comprehensive Water ...</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=221735</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) this morning issued the following statement regarding passage in the Assembly of the comprehensive water package.  <br />
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"Certainly, California has water challenges and the health of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta is at risk.  Unfortunately, the package of legislation that was put together was one that I could not support.  Water-challenged Southern California can use the assistance from the water-rich areas of Northern California and that...Read more &raquo;]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello To Host Free Workshop For Non-Profit Organizations</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=221728</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks), will again be hosting a free workshop for non-profit organizations to learn about fundraising and grant writing.    <br />
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"My first workshop on fundraising and grant writing for non-profit organizations was such a huge success that I was determined to organize an additional event.  Non-profit organizations have been struggling during the recession and many have seen the needs of the community grow during these troubled economic times.  Many...Read more &raquo;]]></description>
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            <title>Governor Schwarzenegger Approves Niello Legislation</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=221630</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - Governor Schwarzenegger this week signed into law four measures by Assemblyman Niello (R-Fair Oaks).  Among them is an important measure to reform the State's unclaimed property procedures which have a tendency to overreach.<br />
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AB 645: Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor Licensing]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello Urges Caution In Regulation Of Small Business</title>
            <link>&quot;http://www.rogerniello.com/press/CostofRegulationStudyFinal-2.pdf&quot;</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Roger Niello (R- Fair Oaks) joined Assembly colleagues and representatives from the business community today to discuss a new study by Sacramento State professor Sanjay Varshney that suggests the cost of regulations on businesses to be $492 billion per year.  The independent study was called for in legislation (AB 2330 of 2006) which was approved on a bipartisan basis.]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello Leads Effort To Request Delay In Diesel Regulations</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=221386</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Roger Niello has led a bi-partisan group of legislators to send a letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) requesting a temporary suspension of on and off-road diesel regulations that have taken effect within the last year.]]></description>
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            <title>Niello School Construction Savings Bill Clears Legislature</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - The California Legislature has this week unanimously approved legislation by Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks), AB 1120, that directs the State Architect to communicate the cost-savings benefits of constructability reviews for school construction projects.]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello Urges Fellow Sacramento Legislator 
To Stand Up For Sacramento Water Users</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=221326</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - While a two-house conference committee on water continues to meet in the legislature, Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) has led the effort to remind Senate President Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) of the Sacramento Region's unique water needs.]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Roger Niello Receives 100% Rating From California Chamber Of Commerce</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=221304</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO- The California Chamber of Commerce recently commended Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) for his unwavering support of California businesses when they released their voting scorecard for the current legislative session. Assemblyman Niello received a perfect score from the Cal Chamber for his votes in the legislature in support of maintaining a healthy business environment.]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello's Statement Regarding The
Passage Of The Budget Reduction Package</title>
            <link>http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/5/?p=article&amp;sid=144&amp;id=221022</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) voted this afternoon during a marathon 20-hour session to support some elements of a 2009 Budget reduction package that will reduce our current level of spending, stop the issuance of IOU's, and alleviate our current $26 billion budget crisis, while adopting additional government reforms that change the way we operate state government.]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello's Statement Regarding The Passage Of The Budget Reduction Package</title>
            <link>http://www.rogerniello.com/assemblyman_niellos_statement_regarding_the_passage_of_the_budget_reduction_package</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) voted this afternoon during a marathon 20-hour session to support some elements of a 2009 Budget reduction package that will reduce our current level of spending, stop the issuance of IOU's, and alleviate our current $26 billion budget crisis, while adopting additional government reforms that change the way we operate state government.]]></description>
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            <title>Assemblyman Niello Reacts To New Study On AB 32's Impact On Small Businesses</title>
            <link>http://www.rogerniello.com/assemblyman_niello_reacts_to_new_study_on_ab_32s_impact_on_small_businesses</link>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO- Assemblyman Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) today expressed his deep concerns about the results of a new study estimating the impact of implementation of the Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) on small businesses. According to the study, the likely impact to small businesses could be nearly $50,000 annually.]]></description>
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