Category: Anthony Portantino

California Bill Requiring Dyslexia Screening for Young Children Advances in Senate Committee

April 4, 2023
Anthony PortantinoCaliforniaCalifornia legislaturedyslexiaEducation & Family NewsNorthern CaliforniaRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSUS News
0 Comment

A California Senate bill that would require schools to screen young children for dyslexia passed the state Senate Education Committee last week. The committee unanimously voted to pass state Senate Bill 691 during a March 29 hearing and sent it to the Senate Appropriations Committee for a vote on April 10. The bill would require…

Read More

Controversial California Bills in the Making

March 22, 2023
Al MuratsuchiAlex LeeAnthony PortantinoBill EssayliCaliforniaCorey JacksonDave CorteseEvan LowIsaac BryanJoaquin ArambulaJuan AlanisNorthern CaliforniaRegional & State NewsRegional NewsScott WienerSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSWendy Carrillo
0 Comment

Voting Inmate Voting (ACA 4) Assemblyman Isaac Bryan’s (D-Culver City) bill would amend the state Constitution to allow inmates that are incarcerated for felonies to vote while still in prison. If passed by a two-thirds vote in both the Assembly and Senate, it would then require a majority of voters statewide to pass. Under current…

Read More