News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, has been appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules to serve on the Little Hoover Commission, California’s independent oversight agency. “Government transparency and
By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Capitol Reporter Like so much else about California, its state government is large: A $300 billion budget. More than 230 departments and agencies. More than 234,000 employees.
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Wednesday that his “Saugus Strong Act,” aimed at addressing student mental health and school safety, passed out of the state Senate
By Nadia Lopez CalMatters Environment Writer Closely mirroring California’s landmark mandate, the Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new greenhouse gas emission standards that will scale up sales of electric cars and
By Nadia Lopez CalMatters Environment Writer As California rapidly boosts sales of electric cars and trucks over the next decade, the answer to a critical question remains uncertain: Will there be
By Grace Gedye CalMatters Economy Reporter The California Legislature, with its Democratic supermajority, is known for passing first-in-the-nation laws that ramp up labor and consumer protections — often in the face
News release Legislation by Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, to equip schools with life-saving trauma kits unanimously cleared the Senate Education Committee this week. “I want to thank my colleagues
By Joe Hong CalMatters K-12 Education Reporter Halfway through a chilly school day in February, Theresa Griffin’s sixth grade classroom at Stege Elementary is more chaotic than usual. On the white
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that four of her key bills advanced out of committee unanimously and with bipartisan support. “Common-sense solutions are not partisan. Passing these bills
News release Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed David Konieczny, of Santa Clarita, to the Paramedic Disciplinary Review Board. Konieczny has been operations manager at McCormick Ambulance since 2020, where
By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Capitol Reporter For six months, Gov. Gavin Newsom waged a highly public battle against the oil industry, accusing companies of fleecing Californians as gasoline prices soared to
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, expressed frustration at the Senate Public Safety Committee’s failure to advance a bill he coauthored aimed at bringing accountability to the fentanyl crisis.
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, has announced her appointment as chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure, as well as the introduction of electrified roads
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R- Santa Clarita, delivered a letter to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara calling on him to act immediately on the issue of rising property insurance
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, has introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at housing affordability. The first bill, Assembly Bill 911, would remove barriers for affordable housing developers
News release The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to end the county’s COVID-19 emergency declarations on March 31. “These past few years were some of
News release Adding to her package of bills focused on solutions to homelessness and the first in a series of bills to be announced focused on housing access and affordability,
News release Former Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Acton, has announced her candidacy for the state’s 23rd Senate District, which incorporates the Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley, and a portion of
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R- Santa Clarita, joined legislative Republicans in calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to act now to prevent gas prices from rising and further hurting California
News release Winter storms brought rain to the Santa Clarita Valley, but according to the state Department of Water Resources, California is not out of the drought yet. Whether above-average
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