News List

  • Republican Leader Boehner Taps Radanovich for GOP Rural Solutions Group
    Apr 30, 2009  - Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today was handpicked by House Republican Leader John Boehner to be part of a select GOP group focusing on solutions for rural America.  President Obama promised to hold a summit on rural issues within his first 100 days in office, but has not done so.  The ... More
  • Major wilderness bill OKd
    Mar 26, 2009  - Congress on Wednesday approved the largest expansion of the wilderness system in 15 years, bestowing the highest level of federal protection on 2 million acres in nine states and launching one of the most ambitious river restoration efforts in the West. The bill, the first major conservation measur... More
  • Radanovich Statement on Telegraph Fires
    Jul 28, 2008  - Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today issued the following statement regarding the Telegraph Fire affecting the areas of Mariposa County, Tuolumne County and Yosemite National Park after attending a community meeting last night in his hometown of Mariposa, CA.   “The town of Maripo... More
  • Radanovich Applauds Completion of Temporary Highway 140 Bridges
    Jun 27, 2008  - Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today released the following statement regarding the opening of the newly designed temporary Highway 140 bridges that will accommodate buses up to 46 feet:   “I commend the teamwork displayed by state, and local officials to quickly get these much ne... More
  • MEDIA ADVISORY: Radanovich to Participate in Ground Breaking Ceremony for State Route 140 Bridges
    May 7, 2008  - WHO:        Congressman George Radanovich;                     Will Kempton, Director, Caltrans;           &... More
  • Film on Congress features Yosemite schoolDocumentary explores how a bill is passed
    Apr 10, 2008  - A tiny Yosemite-area school stars in a new documentary film that teaches big lessons about how Congress works. It's not always a pretty picture. The Wawona Elementary School and its nine students waited years for lawmakers to finish a bill providing additional money for the school. Compromise... More
  • Sierra Club uses rock slide to reduce access to Yosemite
    Feb 29, 2008  - Thousands of tourists once flocked to Yosemite National Park in buses by way of Highway 140. The Arch Rock entrance has served as the year-round, all-weather access to the park for buses -- until the Ferguson rock slide blocked the road in 2006 and the temporary bridges put in to bypass the sli... More
  • National Park Service’s Centennial Initiative
    Aug 22, 2007  - WHAT:                   Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) will join Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar in announcing the first project and prog... More