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The fentanyl crisis is about public health & public safety, but Democrats ignore half the problem (Hint: it’s not public health). Over the weekend, the Modesto Bee slammed Democrats in an editorial for their continued inaction on the fentanyl epidemic.…
Less than a day before their big hearing, Democrats still won’t say what they plan on talking about. Assembly Democrats have promised that a joint hearing of three committees would bring people together to find public health AND public safety solutions to…
Gavin Newsom was MIA for nearly half of April, as California’s jobless rate rose to the second-highest in the nation. First Newsom lectured Republican governors on how to run their states, then jetted off for a luxury Caribbean vacation, and finally hit the DC fundraising circuit to raise…
Gavin Newsom announced a permitting reform proposal today that he claims will speed up construction of important projects. Welcome to the club, Governor. Republicans have been trying to streamline approvals for everything from roads to housing to wildfire safety projects…
First, Democrats refuse to get tough on fentanyl dealers. Now they’re blocking expanded access to Narcan and addiction treatment. THE BACKSTORY: For weeks, Assembly Republicans have been demanding action to hold fentanyl traffickers accountable. Democrats refused to act, claiming they prefer…
Only Gavin Newsom could turn a $100 billion surplus into a $31 billion deficit in less than a year. SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget proposal, which cuts critical programs…
Drug traffickers, cartels win again with one-party rule in Sacramento. SACRAMENTO – Today, one day ahead of National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Assembly Democrats again blocked common-sense proposals to crack down on fentanyl traffickers profiting off poisoning Californians. With more than…
Task forces and increased coordination are better than nothing, but Californians are demanding accountability. SACRAMENTO – Today, radical Democrats on the Assembly Public Safety Committee killed bipartisan, common-sense bills to impose meaningful consequences on fentanyl traffickers who are killing hundreds…
Bipartisan bills to crack down on traffickers deserve Governor’s support. SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Republicans called on Governor Gavin Newsom to support fentanyl-legislation that will be heard by the Assembly Public Safety Committee this Thursday. In a letter, members of…
Stalled fentanyl bills to advance after pressure from advocates, law enforcement & Republican legislators. SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republicans celebrated today’s decision to advance a series of bills fighting the fentanyl crisis to a special hearing on the issue. Insiders are…