“If [lawmakers] change how they are dealing with these issues, they’ll have to admit that they were wrong,” said former Republican California State Sen. Melissa Melendez regarding why she thinks the state Legislature keeps passing laws that don’t seem to work. Bills are passed not because they can solve the state’s issues, but because they…
California Laws Don’t Make Common Sense as Lawmakers Are Cornered by Ideologies: Former State Senator
June 7, 2023
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California Democrat Seeks to Bypass Legislature Over Fentanyl Policy Despite Democratic Supermajority
May 2, 2023
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Following a series of bipartisan fentanyl bills failing to pass in a California Senate committee in April, it seems that the veto-proof supermajority enjoyed by Democrats in the state Legislature is not helping some bills authored by Democratic lawmakers. One frustrated author of a sidelined proposal is looking for alternative solutions, including potentially bringing the…
Orange County Supervisors Favor Charging Fentanyl Dealers With Murder
January 25, 2023
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors Jan. 24 unanimously approved writing a letter of support for a state bill that, if passed, would allow prosecutors to charge fentanyl dealers with murder if someone dies as a result of them ingesting a drug they sold. Senate Bill 44, introduced last month by Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa…
California’s State of Emergency Is Hurting, Not Helping: Republican Lawmakers
March 16, 2022
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As an effort to end California’s state of emergency recently failed in a senate committee hearing, Republican lawmakers are arguing that extending the state of emergency is now unjustified and hurting people’s livelihoods when most of the COVID-19-related mandates enacted without the state legislature’s approval are waning. “Regrettably, my SCR 5 [Senate Concurrent Resolution 5]…
State of Emergency Reaches 2-Year Anniversary While California Lifts Most COVID-19 Restrictions
March 4, 2022
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As some California COVID-19 mandates have been lifted and case numbers are dwindling, some legislators are pushing back against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s state of emergency, which granted him authoritative power over lawmakers since March 4, 2020. “We live in this state of just a one-man rule with one person reporting to make decisions on behalf…
State Senator Backs Parents vs. COVID-19 Mandates at Packed School Board Meeting
February 11, 2022
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MURRIETA, Calif.—California Sen. Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) showed up to a packed school board meeting in Murrieta, California, a city of about 110,000 people in southwestern Riverside County, on Feb. 10 to back more than 150 parents, students, and community leaders fighting mask and vaccine mandates. Melendez blasted the Murrieta Valley Unified School District Board…
CA Leader Calls for State of Emergency to End After Newsom Caught Maskless
February 4, 2022
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A state leader is calling for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to terminate California’s state of emergency days after Newsom was caught maskless at a Jan. 30 National Football Conference (NFC) Championship game at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium. “We are continuing with this charade that we’re playing,” CA Senator Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) told The Epoch Times….
Pregnant Nurses Prompt California Board for Changes
When 34-year-old Brittney went into labor on April 7, she faced a tough decision: take a required random drug test, or go to the hospital and jeopardize her nursing career. Brittney (a pseudonym) was on probation in the California Board of Registered Nurses’ (BRN) Enforcement Program for a previous driving under the influence (DUI) offense—and…
California ‘Cancel Culture’ Bills Fail in State Senate
April 25, 2021
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A pair of bills designed to tackle “cancel culture” by designating political affiliation as a protected class have failed to pass the California Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore), who introduced the bills, told The Epoch Times that partisan politics played a role in the committee’s decision, which she said threatened freedom of…
As EDD Problems Persist, California Lawmakers Take Action
As California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) scrambles to resolve the ballooning fiasco resulting from jobless claims during the pandemic, state lawmakers are saying enough is enough. Recently released official reports cite numerous systematic problems with the agency, resulting in tens of billions of dollars paid out for fraudulent claims while needy citizens wait to receive…
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