Mike Thompson – California Globe

California’s House Democrats Voted to Oppose Bill Protecting Babies Born Alive in Botched Abortions

January 12, 2023 9:18 amJanuary 12, 2023 12:02 pm

House Democrats voted nearly unanimously Wednesday in opposition to a bill to protect babies born alive following a botched abortion – and all of California’s Democrat House delegation voted against it. House Republicans passed the bill requiring doctors to care for...

State Senator Jim Nielsen Announces His Retirement

November 19, 2022 2:30 amNovember 18, 2022 5:18 pm

Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Red Bluff) announced his retirement on Friday, ending a long string of elected positions and board appointments dating back to the late 1970’s. Born in 1944 in Fresno and a graduate of CSU Fresno, Nielsen first entered...