“Democrats’ attempt to force voters into choosing between good public safety bills and the citizen-led initiative is disgraceful.” SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Democrats caved to pressure from their party leadership and inserted poison pill amendments in a series of public safety bills, sacrificing the safety of Californians to protect their…

SACRAMENTO – Today, following the passage of legislative Democrats’ 2024-25 budget, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) released the following statement, slamming the spending plan’s reckless and irresponsible decisions. “After years of surplus and ample opportunity to do the right thing, Democrats have squandered taxpayer money and recklessly spent…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Legislative Republicans gathered at the Capitol with law enforcement officials and public safety advocates to condemn a set of Democrat-sponsored poison pill amendments to a bipartisan public safety bill package. The amendments will automatically repeal the bills in the event that voters approve an initiative rolling back…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) and Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones (R-San Diego) sent a letter to Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate pro Tempore Mike McGuire announcing their opposition to a Democrat-led attempt to interfere in California’s initiative process by adding language automatically repealing…

SACRAMENTO – It’s almost the end of Gavin Newsom’s second term, and his administration is facing down a massive budget deficit. To close the gap, he’s proposing deep cuts to public safety and health programs (but his pet projects come out OK). Despite the cuts, his successor will still be…