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Schiavo’s bill package clears policy committees

News release  Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced the advancement of six pieces of legislation through policy committees ahead of deadlines this week.   Advancing through the process and clearing these

San Luis Reservoir in Merced County, which holds water supply for both the State Water Project and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project, is now full. State Department of Water Resources photo taken April 14.

State Water Project to provide 100% of allocations

Compiled from news releases and staff reports  The state Department of Water Resources on Thursday announced another increase in the forecasted State Water Project deliveries this year: With reservoirs nearing

Politics and government

Schiavo bill aimed at CEMEX mine clears committee

News release   The Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife has advanced Assembly Bill 1631, a bill by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, that would allow review by the State Water Resources

Politics and government

Schiavo advances 5 bills, 4 with bipartisan support

News release   Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced she has successfully advanced five of her top-priority bills through Assembly policy committees, and four of the bills received bipartisan support.   Below

From left: Dr. Bud Lawrence, Maci Lawrence, Cambria Lawrence, Sen. Scott Wilk. Courtesy photo.

Wilk’s trauma kit bill clears second committee

News release  Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced his legislation to equip schools with life-saving trauma kits cleared its second hurdle, passing unanimously out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.  “The

Politics and government

Wilk introduces ‘Swift’ action on ticket sellers

News release  Sen. Scott Wilk, R- Santa Clarita, has introduced legislation to protect consumers from exploitation by the Ticketmaster/Live Nation monopoly, according to a statement released by the senator’s office. 

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Wilk appointed to Little Hoover Commission

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

The California Chamber of Commerce, a powerful business lobbying group, has honed a specific strategy with a high success rate — labeling bills it deems most burdensome “job-killers” and tracking them on an annual list. State Capitol photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

State chamber releases list of ‘job-killer’ bills

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

Politics and government

4 Schiavo bills advance with bipartisan support

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