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CPUC Vote On Discounted Phones and Plans For Illegal Immigrants Proposal Looms

September 13, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 13, 2024 2:46 am

Less than a week after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 1840, which would have allowed illegal immigrants to borrow public taxpayer money for a down payment on a home purchase, another illegal immigrant subsidy is up for a possible...

Growing Number Of Lawmakers Urge Gov. Newsom To Veto Bill Illegal Immigrant Home Loan Down Payment Bill

August 28, 2024 9:00 pmAugust 28, 2024 9:03 pm

A growing number of lawmakers have come out urging Governor Gavin Newsom veto a recently Assembly passed bill that would help pay for home down payments for illegal immigrants in California, with Senate Republicans formally sending a veto request on...

Gov. Newsom Rebuked after Misleading Claim on EV Sales

August 7, 2024 3:17 pmAugust 7, 2024 3:17 pm

A statement by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday saying that electric vehicles (EV) have had one of the best quarters in history was widely rebuked as being misleading – EV sales have actually been going down since last year....

Support for Bill to Save Dozens Of Rural Hospitals

February 28, 2024 6:01 pmFebruary 28, 2024 6:01 pm

A bill that would would require Medi-Cal to pay the actual costs of providing outpatient services in designated critical access hospitals, saw increased support this week. The result would be a boost for rural hospitals which would no longer lose...

Bipartisan Bill to Create Statewide Homeless Encampment Ban Introduced In Senate

February 7, 2024 12:25 pmFebruary 7, 2024 12:25 pm

A new bipartisan bill to ban homeless encampments from many public areas across the state was introduced in the Senate this week, with Republicans and Democrats coming together. Senate Bill 1011, jointly authored by Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) and Senator...

Bill to Expand Number Of Officers Allowed To Give Hearsay Testimony In Court Passes Senate

January 30, 2024 6:56 pmJanuary 30, 2024 6:56 pm

A bill that would allow community service officers (CSOs) to give hearsay testimony in court passed the Senate on Monday, with only a handful of Democratic Senators either voting against the bill or abstaining from the vote. Senate Bill 804,...

State of Emergency Tax Exemption Bill Introduced In Senate

January 18, 2024 12:05 pm

A bill that would exclude settlement payments made in connection with any declared state of emergency from taxable income was introduced in the Senate on Thursday, building on several bills that covered certain disasters, such as a bill made into...