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BREAKING: CA Senate Republicans Locked Out of Capitol in Politicized COVID Wars

August 27, 2020 6:09 pmAugust 28, 2020 1:03 pm

There have been several COVID-positive members of the California Legislature. Leading up to Thursday, COVID-positive members and those they were in contact with in the Capitol were asked to quarantine for 14 days. But legislative business went on with some...

BREAKING: 10 GOP Senators Barred From State Capitol Building, Forced To Vote Remotely

August 27, 2020 5:16 pmAugust 27, 2020 6:12 pm

On Thursday 10 of the 11 Republican Senators were denied entry to the Capitol Building amid concerns of spreading COVID-19 to others in the building. 10 Republican Senators barred from the Capitol Building The extreme measure came a day after...

Senate Cancels Floor Session After 2 New COVID-19 Cases Found In Capitol

August 26, 2020 8:13 pmAugust 26, 2020 9:12 pm

On Wednesday, less than 2 months after the State Capitol Building and surrounding office buildings shut down to to a mini-outbreak, 2 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Capitol Building were announced, cancelling today’s floor session and threatening to...

Assembly, Senate Return To Abbreviated COVID-19 Session

July 27, 2020 6:16 pmJuly 28, 2020 11:23 am

On Monday, state Assembly members and Senators returned to the State Capitol Building in Sacramento to finish off a shortened session set to end on August 31st. For most of July, both the Senate and the Assembly have been unable...

Assembly, Senate Set To Vote Remotely, By Proxy This Session

July 23, 2020 9:30 pm

On Thursday, both houses of the California Legislature announced plans on how lawmakers not at the Capitol Building in Sacramento could still vote on bills. Proxy and remote voting temporarily allowed in legislature Both houses will employ different methods of...