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Gov. Newsom Signs Sen. Grove’s Bill to Increase Penalties for the Sex Trafficking of Children
Sacramento, CA – Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) announced her bill, Senate Bill 14, was signed into law by Governor Newsom today. SB 14 would include sex trafficking of minors in the list of crimes that are defined as serious felonies, making the crime a strike under California’s Three Strikes law. It has been more than a decade since […]
Read More →Legislative Republicans, Taxpayer Advocates to Oppose ACA 1’s Attack on Prop. 13
California’s taxes and cost of living are already too high. The state shouldn’t make it easier for politicians to take even more. Sacramento, CA -Legislative Republicans will join taxpayer advocates for a press conference opposing Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1, Democrats’ attempt to weaken Prop. 13 by lowering the threshold to approve special taxes. Despite California having one […]
Read More →CYMI: SFGATE – Newsom Signs Prostitution Law
CYMI: SFGATE – “Newsom had concerns about this prostitution law. He signed it anyway.” Sacramento, CA –Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) and Senate Minority Caucus Chair Janet Nguyen (R-Huntington Beach) co-authored an opinion editorial published in SFGate on Senate Bill 357 (Wiener, 2021), a controversial law that empowers sex traffickers and hinders law enforcement from cracking down on human […]
Read More →California Senate Republicans Introduce “Save Our Hospitals” Bill
Measure Comes in Response to Attorney General Bonta Shutting Down the Only Hospital in Madera County, Endangering Rural Residents Across the State Sacramento, CA –Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) and Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) introduced Senate Bill 774, the “Save Our Hospitals” bill, to help prevent nonprofit community hospitals from closing their doors. The bill is jointly […]
Read More →Republicans React: 2023-24 Proposed Budget is Not Sustainable
Sacramento, CA -Senate Budget Vice Chair, Senator Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) and Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) react to the announcement of Governor Newsom’s 2023-24 proposed budget today. “California’s assumption of unending higher revenue, combined with overspending on misguided priorities, led the state down the path to the deficit we have today. And this is […]
Read More →HUD Report Echoes Need For California Senate Republican Measure To ACT On Homelessness
Sacramento. CA – The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released its annual Homelessness Assessment Report which once again shows how poorly California is handling the homelessness crisis under one-party rule. California accounts for half of all unsheltered people in the country, one third of the nation’s total homeless population, and had the […]
Read More →Senator Brian Jones Elected Next Senate Minority Leader
As New and Returning Members Sworn In Sacramento. CA- – Members of the California Senate Republican Caucus unanimously voted to elect Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) as their next leader. Jones currently serves as Senate Republican Caucus Chair and succeeds Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) who was elected to the post by his colleagues in January 2021. Jones will officially take the leadership reins from […]
Read More →Wilk: Newsom’s Green Vision is Not Practical
Sacramento. CA — Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) issues the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s emergency proclamation to keep the lights on in California: “Headlines say it all: The New York Times announced last week, ‘California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars.’ Today Newsweek declares, ‘Californians told not to charge […]
Read More →Democrats Push for Zero Bail, Despite Huge Concerns for Public Safety
Sacramento, CA –Legislative Democrats have breathed life anew into Senate Bill 262, a controversial and dangerous policy proposal that would create a “Zero Bail” system in California. This comes on the heels of Senate Republicans securing a veto of legislation that would have legalized drug dens. “Between 2020 and 2021, the Yolo County DA reported 420 of […]
Read More →Legislative Republicans’ Marks 100 Days Of Inaction By Democrats on Gas Price Relief
Sacramento, CA –Senate and Assembly Republicans held a press conference at the State Capitol demanding immediate action from Capitol Democrats and Governor Newsom to reduce gas prices. Friday, June 17, marks 100 days of inaction by the majority party as Californians struggle with sky-high gas prices and soaring inflation. The state budget approved by lawmakers earlier this […]
Read More →Senator Wilk’s Whistleblower Protection Act Passes Senate
Sacramento, CA –Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) announces that Senate Bill 947 (SB 947) has successfully completed its journey through the Senate, as it passed unanimously off the Senate floor. “SB 947 is a vital step in bolstering public trust in government and offers key, common-sense protections to the brave whistleblowers who put public safety above their own […]
Read More →Leader Wilk’s Responds to May Revise: Suspend the Gas Tax NOW
Sacramento, CA — Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) released the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s 2022-2023 revised state budget proposal: “The governor is living in an election-year Fantasyland if he believes promises of debit cards and rebates in the Fall will provide relief NOW. “Even the non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office agrees with Republicans that suspending […]
Read More →Legislative Republicans Prioritize Mental Health Crisis with Investment of $10B
Sacramento. CA –With a record-setting budget surplus, Legislative Republicans are calling for a $10 billion investment to prioritize the mental health crisis within California’s homeless population. With major gaps in mental health care persisting for decades, the Mental Health Infrastructure Fund introduced by Republicans would provide access to care for individuals who are unable to care for […]
Read More →EDD Fraud Prevention Bill Clears First Hurdle in State Assembly
Sacramento, CA –Senate Republican Leader Wilk Announces that His EDD Fraud Prevention Bill Clears First Hurdle in State Assembly, Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) took a solid swipe at eradicating unemployment insurance fraud and identity theft with the passage of Senate Bill 58 (SB 58) from the Assembly Committee on Privacy & Consumer Protection. SB 58 would […]
Read More →Governor’s Regional State of Emergency Caters To French Laundry Crowd – Leaves Farmers Behind
Sacramento, CA -California is in its second dry year and experiencing drought conditions. While the Biden Administration has issued a declaration of drought in 50 of 58 California counties, today Governor Newsom issued a regional state of emergency only covering selective counties in wine country – Sonoma and Mendocino. Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) responds: While […]
Read More →Republicans Applaud Adoption of Bipartisan Tax Policy in Budget Bill
Sacramento, CA –Struggling small businesses are getting a helping hand from the state and the efforts are much-needed. Taking a page out of the Republican playbook, the legislature has adopted tax conformity language for small businesses from Senate Bill 265 by Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno). Today, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 80 to help struggling employers who received the Paycheck […]
Read More →Tax Time: Senate Republicans Urge Tax-Relief for Small Businesses
Sacramento, CA —Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) and Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) released a joint statement urging Sacramento leadership to incorporate the provisions of Senate Bill 265, a measure by Senator Borgeas that would provide much needed tax relief on the COVID-19 loans provided to save businesses and protect jobs, into an emergency budget bill. With […]
Read More →Wilk Lambasts Senate Democrats For Putting Drug Dealers Above Kids
SACRAMENTO – A measure by Senator Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) and Senate Republican Leader Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) that would have held drug dealers accountable for a fatality from poisoning people with fentanyl-laced drugs was sidelined today by Senate Democrats. Senate Bill 350 (SB 350) would have treated drug fatalities the same way drunk driving deaths are treated in California.Despite emotional testimonies […]
Read More →Wilk’s EDD Fraud Prevention Measure Clears Second Hurdle
Sacramento, CA – Senator Scott Wilk, representing the 21st Senate District, announced Senate Bill 58 (SB 58), which would put the state’s Employment Development Department on a solid path to tackling the rampant fraud in benefit claims, has passed the Senate Committee on Judiciary. This legislation would require the agency to stop including full social security numbers on its correspondence […]
Read More →Senate Republicans Push for More in School Reopening Plan
Sacramento, CA– – Today, students and parents may believe they are a step closer to returning to in-person instruction with the passage of the Governor’s reopening plan (Assembly Bill 86), but they are not. Nothing in the bill actually requires schools to reopen, but it merely incentivizes them to do so.“With the same stroke of […]
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