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Bill to Create Combined Hunting, Fishing License Moves Up in Assembly

July 2, 2021 10:51 am

A bill to create a combined hunting and fishing license that would be valid for an entire year was approved by the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee on Thursday. Senate Bill 470, authored by Senator Brian Jones, would create...

7 Test Positive for COVID in CA’s State Capitol Despite Mandatory Masks, Testing, Vaccines

July 1, 2021 4:32 pm

California State Capitol Assembly and Senate leaders have demanded that Capitol staffers either get the vaccine or get tested for COVID-19 weekly since reopening the Capitol building. They also continue to order mandatory mask wearing and distancing, while refusing to...

Military Veteran Private Employer Preference Bill Reaches Unanimous Legislative Support

July 1, 2021 2:31 pmJuly 1, 2021 2:33 pm

A bill that would allow businesses to give a voluntary preference in hiring new military veteran employees gained more support this week before its upcoming vote in the Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee later this month. Authored by Senator...

CA Democrats Defend Gov. Newsom for Changing Date of his Own Recall

July 1, 2021 8:15 amMarch 22, 2022 11:51 am

California Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay) was condemning the dubious bill changing the date of the Recall Election against Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, when a Democrat colleague stood up and challenged Kiley’s critique of the governor. Press play to...

Bill to Crosscheck EDD Applicants With CDCR Prison Records Passes Senate Comm.

June 30, 2021 3:01 pmJuly 1, 2021 7:09 am

A bill to require the Employment Development Department (EDD) to check benefit applications against prisoner incarceration records to reduce unemployment benefit fraud was passed unanimously in the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 110, authored by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna...

Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Narrowly Passes Assembly Committee Vote 5-3

June 30, 2021 10:57 amJuly 1, 2021 7:09 am

A bill that would decriminalize possession of several psychedelic drugs, such as LSD, ecstasy, and psilocybin “magic” mushrooms narrowly passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee 5-3 on Tuesday following late alterations to the bill. Senate Bill 519 by Senator Scott Wiener...

CA Democrats Pass Bill Altering the Current California Recall Election, Again

June 29, 2021 9:45 pmJune 29, 2021 9:45 pm

The California Legislature just passed SB 152 which authorizes the California Secretary of State to certify the recall petition signatures for a recall election without waiting for the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to review for 30 days the Department of...