Tag: Susan Eggman
Sen. Scott Wiener Chosen as Chairman of Senate Select Committee on Monkeypox
Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced on Thursday that he would be the Chairman of the newly-formed Senate Select Committee on Monkeypox. Monkeypox, a virus that cause rashes, swollen glands, and fever among other symptoms that is also rarely deadly, had...
Gov. Newsom Earmarks $5 Million For Newest State Park in Stanislaus County
A new state park that will be California’s 280th and the first new one added in over a decade is expected to be up for public access soon following final budgetary commitments in Governor Gavin Newsom’s $300.7 billion revised state...
Servicemember Consumer Protection Strengthening Bill Introduced in Senate
A bill that would extend additional legal and financial protections for active duty and reserve component service members was introduced to the California Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 1311, authored by Senator Susan Eggman (D-Stockton), would add an additional $2,500...
Proposed Bill To Require State Pension Funds to Divest Completely From Russian Investments
A bipartisan-backed bill to require the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) state pension funds to divest completely from any Russian assets was announced on Monday, with the intention of being formally...
Fracking Ban Bill Fails in Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee
A bill that would have banned fracking in California by 2027 and prohibited all oil and gas wells from being operated nearby homes, schools, and other populated areas failed in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on Tuesday by...
Several Mental Health Reforming Bills Signed By Gov. Newsom
On Friday, Governor Gavin Newson signed into law several bills requiring California counties to have more mental health and substance abuse programs, and for health insurance companies to pay for more such programs under the new term “medical necessity.” Several...