Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

California Joins 13 Other States to Sue the Department of Agriculture Over Food Stamps Cut

January 20, 2020 2:45 pmJanuary 21, 2020 8:50 am

California and 13 other states filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday over new SNAP restrictions. 400,000 cut off CalFresh in California Under new Federal rules that were set to begin on April 1st, adults...

University of California Proposes Tuition Hike Days After New Bill Would Make Some CSU Tuition Free

January 19, 2020 2:07 amJanuary 18, 2020 11:11 pm

The University of California announced a possible tuition hike for all undergraduate state residents. The Board of Regents currently have two proposals for tuition rises. Under one, all undergraduate state resident students would see a $348 price increase next year,...

School-Sent Firearm Storage Material Bill Passes Assembly Committee

January 17, 2020 4:13 pm

A bill that would send parents materials on safe home firearm storage through schools has unanimously passed a second Assembly committee vote. Under AB 276, authored by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), the Department of Education and Department of Justice would...

HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections are Targeted in New Bill

January 17, 2020 6:36 amJanuary 17, 2020 10:51 am

A new bill introduced on Thursday aims to not only lower HIV, Hepatitis C, and other STI rates in California, but comes with an ultimate goal of eradicating the HIV epidemic throughout the state. The new bill and vulnerable demographics...

Miguel Santiago introduced the free tuition bill.

New Bill Would Make the First Two Years of California State College Free for Students

January 16, 2020 4:48 pmJanuary 17, 2020 10:56 am

A bill announced on Wednesday would make California State University tuition free for some first-time California students for up to two years. AB 1862, authored by Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), would not apply to all students. Only resident students...

Bill that Cracks Down on Planned Utility Blackouts Passes Senate Committee

January 16, 2020 4:11 pmJanuary 17, 2020 4:15 pm

The third time was the charm for the twice defeated planned blackout bill SB 378 as it passed the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee after rejections in March and September of 2019. $250,000 per hour fines Under SB 378, ...

Sex Education Parental Permission Bill Voted Down in Senate Committee

January 16, 2020 6:27 amJanuary 17, 2020 12:33 pm

A bill that would have made sexual education in public schools an ‘opt-in’ program failed to move forward in a Senate Education Committee Wednesday. SB 673, authored by Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga), would have required permission slips filled out...