Digital News Report – Refund legislation authored by Senator Sam Aanestad (R-Grass Valley) passed its first key committee test today in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water. SB 889 will…
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Senator Wyland Responds to Reform Proposals Presented in Committee on Improving Government
Digital News Report – Senator Mark Wyland (R-Carlsbad), a member of the Select Committee on Improving State Government, today issued the following statement in response to the budget reform package that was…
San Francisco, other public entities sue to strike PG&E-backed Prop 16 from June ballot
SAN FRANCISCO (March 18, 2010) — The City and County of San Francisco today joined with public entities from throughout California in a lawsuit to strike the controversial PG&E-funded initiative constitutional amendment,…
Senator Dutton Calls Emergency Budget Session an Extraordinary Failure
In response to Governor Schwarzenegger’s harsh letter to the Democrat-controlled Legislature about the recently adjourned emergency budget session (VIEW LETTER), Sen. Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) again called for the Legislature to get…
Senate Republican Leader Echoes Governor’s Call to Action on Budget and Job Creation
Digital News Report – As millions of Californians continue to suffer through the worst recession in 35 years, the Democrat-led Legislature could not even rise to the Governor’s call to pass a…
Put California Jobs First
Digital News Report – More than 2.2 million Californians are out of work. Families across the state are struggling to stay in their homes and put food on the table. People are…
Dutton Report Alert: Non-partisan Analyst Says Global Warming Regulations Will Cost California Jobs
Digital News Report – In response to a request from my colleague, Sen. Dave Cogdill (R-Modesto), the non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office reviewed California’s global warming legislation (AB32) and found that its implementation…
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces California Receives Major Disaster Declaration for Counties Affected by Winter Storms
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster declaration for Calaveras, Imperial, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Siskiyou counties after winter storms pounded the state beginning…
Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of Camp Pendleton Marine
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of Lance Cpl. Nigel K. Olsen, 21 of Orem, UT: “Lance Corporal Nigel Olsen was a heroic Marine who put his…
Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Bill Leonard Secretary of State and Consumer Services Agency
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Bill Leonard as secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency (SCSA). “Bill Leonard has served as an elected public official in California since…