Assemblyman Marc Berman Archives

Trump Administration Agrees to Pay California $850,00 in Legal Fees Over Census Citizenship Question

November 6, 2019 7:23 pmNovember 6, 2019 7:49 pm

The Trump Administration has agreed to pay California $850,00 for legal fees from the Golden State’s successful battle to keep a citizenship question off 2020 Census forms. California and New York, along with civil rights groups, filed separate lawsuits after...

A Fix for California’s Election Integrity Issues or Something Else Entirely?

May 2, 2019 2:02 amMay 2, 2019 11:36 am

A bill to allow the use of non-provisional ballots for conditional same-day voter registration is being touted as necessary “for Californians who miss the deadline to register to vote or update their registration before an election.” It remains to be...

California Lawmakers Respond to Gov. Newsom’s State of the State Address

February 13, 2019 12:26 pmFebruary 14, 2019 5:12 am

Members of the California Senate and Assembly react to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first State of the State address Tuesday Feb. 12, 2019: Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Los Angeles): “His optimism is a stark contrast between what we have here in...