SACRAMENTO—With the fentanyl crisis leading to more than 500 deaths of Californians per week, lawmakers in the California Assembly passed a series of bills on May 25 aimed at preventing overdoses through education, providing more access to opioid reversal medications, and harsher penalties for dealers caught with enough of the drug to kill 500,000 people….
9 California Fentanyl Bills Advance, 8 Targeting Overdose Prevention, One Increasing Penalties
May 31, 2023
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California Reinstates 20-Year Ban on New Cardrooms
May 29, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom reinstated a 20-year ban on new cardrooms, signing the bipartisan legislation on May 22 to protect the state’s growing gaming industry from smaller gambling operations. Sponsored by Assemblyman James Ramos (D-San Bernardino), Assembly Bill 341 prohibits the state from issuing new licenses but allows licensed cardrooms to operate fewer than 20…
California Lawmakers, Families Walk out in Frustration During First Hearing of New Fentanyl Committee
May 25, 2023
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With the fentanyl crisis causing more than 100 deaths a week in California, lawmakers met on May 24 for the first-ever hearing of a newly created committee on overdose prevention, with some lawmakers and family members walking out in frustration during the proceedings. “This hearing, 80 percent of the time, was saying we care more…
Pregnancy Centers Ask California Lawmaker to Apologize for Calling Them ‘Fake’
May 24, 2023
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California pregnancy centers are fighting back against accusations made by a Democratic lawmaker who depicted the clinics as “fake health care centers.” The Santa Clarita Valley Pregnancy Center in Santa Clarita, California, held a press conference on May 24 to call out pro-abortion Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth), who said the state’s pregnancy centers were unlicensed…
California Lawmakers Forced to Kill 300 Bills in One Day, Some Climate Bills, in Budget Dilemma
May 22, 2023
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Approximately 300 bills failed to pass California’s Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees on May 18, with lawmakers potentially eyeing the state’s $31.5 billion deficit in failing to advance the legislation, following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision announced a week before. The bills were part of what is known as a suspense hearing, with the…
Newsom Sets Aside $1 Million for Mandatory Dyslexia Screening for California’s Children
May 18, 2023
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California may soon implement mandatory dyslexia screenings for its second-grade students, thanks to a budget provision by Gov. Gavin Newsom. In his latest proposed 2023–24 state budget, released on May 12, the governor set aside $1 million for the age group to undergo screening for dyslexia beginning with the 2025–26 school year. Newsom said that…
New Bill to Ban ‘Sell By’ Date on Food Labels in California Receiving Bipartisan Support
May 15, 2023
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A California bill that would remove “sell by” dates on food—to cut down on consumers needlessly throwing away otherwise still edible products—is working its way through the legislative process, having recently passed in two committees and is now waiting to be heard by a third, which reviews bills that have fiscal impacts. Assembly Bill 660,…
Drug Poisoning Victims’ Families Demand Legislative Action on National Fentanyl Awareness Day
May 10, 2023
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Protesters gathered in front of California Sen. Toni Atkins’s (D-San Diego) office in San Diego on May 9—National Fentanyl Awareness Day—requesting the majority leader take a bipartisan fentanyl bill to the floor for a vote. Family members wearing t-shirts and carrying pictures of their deceased loved ones joined with advocacy groups in a unified call…
California State Senator Arrested for Drunk Driving to Be Arraigned in July
May 4, 2023
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California State Sen. Dave Min, a Democrat from Irvine, is scheduled for his first court appearance following a drunk driving arrest this week. The senator and congressional candidate—favored by the Democratic Party to replace outgoing Rep. Katie Porter—is scheduled to appear for an arraignment on July 24 in Sacramento Superior Court, according to the Sacramento…
California Legislators Advance Bill to Raise Teacher, School Staff Pay by 50 Percent
May 3, 2023
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California legislators advanced a bill May 1 that would give teachers and other school staff a 50 percent pay raise by 2030 amid the state’s ongoing teacher shortage. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) said he introduced the bill—AB 938—to not only retain current teachers but to also attract more young people to the profession, which has…
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