Knight cites flaws in tax bill, sees work ahead
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constituents during a town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Knight cites flaws in tax bill, sees work ahead

Though Congressman Steve Knight voted in favor of the House’s tax reform bill Thursday, he admits there’s work to be done to better benefit Californians. In Knight’s eyes, the bill…

UPDATE: House passes GOP tax bill onto Senate
Signal file photo: Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constituents during a town hall at Canyon High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

UPDATE: House passes GOP tax bill onto Senate

The House of Representatives passed tax reform legislation 227-205 on Thursday, with Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, voting in favor. The vote passed largely along party lines, with the exception of…

UPDATE: Congress encourages girls to pursue STEM jobs
Members of the Boys and Girls Club robotics team watch as their teammate works to place rubber bands onto a practice structure to simulate robotic-assisted surgery at the Henry Mayo Center on Thursday, July 13, 2017. For each successful rubber band placement, Henry Mayo donated $10 to the team. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

UPDATE: Congress encourages girls to pursue STEM jobs

In many cases, the aerospace industry is still a primarily male-dominated field. As of last year, one-third of NASA’s employees were women, according to an article by SiliconANGLE. With a…

Small business technology and innovation bill passes House
Congressman Steve Knight shakes the hands of students as they exit a forum at College of the Canyons on Monday, March 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Small business technology and innovation bill passes House

A small business-focused bill passed through the House of Representatives on Wednesday. In author Steve Knight’s effort to maintain fair competition between small businesses, the legislation requires the Small Business…

California senators introduce St. Francis Dam Memorial Act
Dan Watson Crosses and flowers stand as a memoriam to the 341 confirmed dead at the base of the "pyramid", a large piece of the St. Francis Dam that was rolled hundreds of yards downstream when the dam broke. 030615

California senators introduce St. Francis Dam Memorial Act

To honor the 431 people who died in the St. Francis Dam Disaster, California’s two U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would memorialize their lives. The St. Francis…

Knight says he’ll “closely monitor” Senate’s health care reform, which local Dems oppose
At a Constitution Day event in Santa Clarita on Sept. 17, 2017, a constituent holds a postcard written to Congressman Steve Knight expressing opposition for Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Bill Cassidy's recent health care proposal. Courtesy of Michelle Kampbell.

Knight says he’ll “closely monitor” Senate’s health care reform, which local Dems oppose

Senate Republicans are still aiming to get a health care bill passed within the next few weeks to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Deemed the Graham-Cassidy proposal after…

Congress passes $100 million in community grant funds
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constiuents during a town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on March 4. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Congress passes $100 million in community grant funds

This week, the House of Representatives approved $100 million in grant funding to go back into communities around the country. When President Donald Trump eliminated Community Development Block Grants from…

Democrat super PAC partners with local activists to protest health care age tax
Claudia Estrada Powell of Planned Parenthood LA addresses the media as protesters gather in front of a truck with a digital billboard near Representative Steve Knight's Santa Clarita offices on Monday, August 14, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Democrat super PAC partners with local activists to protest health care age tax

About 40 protestors marched behind a moving billboard along the perimeter of the parking lot of Congressman Steve Knight’s (R-Palmdale) Santa Clarita office on Monday morning. The billboard featured a…

Barger supports St. Francis Dam Memorial bill
Dan Watson Rusted pipes protrude from the crumbling concrete of the west abutment at the top of the St. Francis Dam site. 030615

Barger supports St. Francis Dam Memorial bill

The Congressional bill that would establish the site of the St. Francis Dam Disaster as a memorial has garnered the support of District Supervisor Kathryn Barger. Under the bill, which…

House small business investment bill heads to Senate
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constituents during a town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

House small business investment bill heads to Senate

A bill written to provide more investment opportunities to small businesses was approved on the House floor Monday. Known as the Small Business Investment Opportunity Act, Congressman Steve Knight’s bill…

House committee approves bill that seeks transparency from national bureau
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constituents during a town hall at Canyon High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

House committee approves bill that seeks transparency from national bureau

Looking for more transparency from the National Background Investigations Bureau, new legislation would require a quarterly report from the bureau regarding investigation backlogs. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members…

Political Action Committee focuses on seven Republican-held California districts
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constituents during a town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Political Action Committee focuses on seven Republican-held California districts

Congressman Steve Knight’s (R-Palmdale) seat is being watched closely by the House Majority Political Action Committee. The Democrat-based PAC, formed in April 2011, is expanding its Congressional Accountability Campaign to…

Bryan Caforio: Steve Knight’s use of alternative Medicaid facts
Protestors file into Congressman Steve Knight's Santa Clarita offices on Feb. 23 to protest what they called "Trump care" with the United Here organization. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Bryan Caforio: Steve Knight’s use of alternative Medicaid facts

Since voting for Trumpcare, Steve Knight has publicly faced his constituents only a few times, but he has been asked repeatedly about Trumpcare’s deep cuts to Medicaid. Three weeks after…

House okays legislation for St. Francis Dam Disaster Memorial
A group files past remnants of the St. Francis Dam as the group takes an historical guided tour of the 1928 disaster site on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

House okays legislation for St. Francis Dam Disaster Memorial

The House of Representatives gave Congressman Steve Knight the green light on the St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act, pushing it forward to the Senate. Under the bill, a…

Knight addresses protesters at SCV office
Advocates for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles march in front of Congressman Steve Knight's Santa Clarita office on May 4, 2017 after the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act.

Knight addresses protesters at SCV office

Health care advocates and constituents rallied at Congressman Steve Knight’s Santa Clarita office on Thursday afternoon. This was not the first time protesters chanted and held signs outside of the…

Science, Space and Technology Committee approves House business bill
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constituents during a town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Science, Space and Technology Committee approves House business bill

In pursuit of more accountability and technology in business, Congressman Steve Knight’s (R-Palmdale) bill was passed through the Science, Space and Technology Committee on Thursday. Named the Small Business Innovation…

Knight opposes Trump’s proposed elimination of community grants
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions at a town hall at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center in Simi Valley on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Knight announced he was considering a run in the special election for the seat Katie Hill is expected to vacate shortly. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Knight opposes Trump’s proposed elimination of community grants

Among other major cuts, President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget would strip all funding for the Community Development Block Grant program. These grants provide funds for state and local governments…

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