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 a public health approach to the crisis.  TODAY’S UPDATE: Democrats on…

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 while wasting money on ineffective pork projects. Newsom’s budget, which is…

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 100 Californians dying every week because of fentanyl, Democrats embraced…

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 of Californians every month with poison-laced counterfeit drugs. While the…

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 the Assembly Republican Caucus highlighted Newsom’s previous support for “expand[ed]…