Assemblyman Heath Flora (R-Ripon)

Nobody In Sacramento Voted Against This Bill – It Could Still Die Anyway

August 12, 2026 8:40 amAugust 12, 2026 8:40 am

A bill just cleared the California Assembly 76-0. Zero no votes. Not one member of either party stood up to object. In a Legislature that can turn a resolution honoring National Donut Day into a floor fight, that alone is...

California Assembly Republicans Elect Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo after Ousting Frat Boy Leader Heath Flora

August 3, 2026 8:36 pmAugust 7, 2026 1:00 pm

California Assembly Republicans replaced Heath Flora (R-Ripon) as minority leader Monday, and quickly elected Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) to the leadership position. The Globe has long reported on Flora’s troubled leadership, including annual Kentucky Derby junkets, and most recently, voting...

Sen Marie Alvarado-Gil Urges Veto Override by Legislature for Gov. Newsom’s Failure to Protect Firefighters

October 9, 2025 5:03 pmOctober 9, 2025 5:06 pm

California State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-Jackson) urged her colleagues in the California Legislature to override Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of AB 1309 by Assemblyman Heath Flora (R-Ripon), would have required the state to pay rank-and-file Cal Fire firefighters within 15...

Strengthening California’s Businesses Through Public Safety

December 21, 2024 10:01 amDecember 22, 2024 9:05 am

California’s standing as the 5th largest economy in the world didn’t happen by chance, but by the grit and determination of small and large businesses. The 829,369 immigrant-owned businesses in the State are more than numbers – they’re the backbone of our communities and economy. Despite...

Over 5,400 CA Jobs Lost Since $20 Fast Food Wage Hike, Debunking Newsom’s Claims

September 23, 2024 3:18 pmSeptember 24, 2024 8:49 am

Six months since Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $20 per-hour fast food restaurant minimum wage law went into effect, California’s fast food industry job loss is now down a net 5,416 jobs since January. Companies were already sounding alarms about the new 25%...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $20 Per Hour Fast-Food Minimum Wage Tanking the Industry

July 29, 2024 2:55 amJuly 29, 2024 10:56 am

A new survey reports 74% of California fast-food restaurant owners said “there is an increase in the likelihood of shutting their restaurants down – an increasingly real concept as restaurants continue to shutter,” the Daily Mail reports. “Recent reporting from...

Tax Increase on Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans Really for Governor’s $73 Billion Budget Deficit?

March 19, 2024 9:15 amMarch 20, 2024 6:36 pm

California Democrat lawmakers are pushing a bill to increase the tax on Medi-Cal managed care plans by another $1.5 billion, to fund the state share of cost in the Medi-Cal program. Or so we are told. While this appears to...