SACRAMENTO- Today, members of the Assembly Republican Caucus sent a letter to Superintendent of California Schools Tony Thurmond and the California Department of Education urging them to provide an immediate release date and an explanation for the delay for the results of the “Smarter Balanced” English, math and science statewide tests. “As an mom, educator, and…

SACRAMENTO –Today, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) issued a statement after an oversight hearing was held to evaluate the Employment Development Department’s (EDD) responsibility for paying out nearly $20 billion in fraudulent claims during the pandemic. However, there are new claims that this figure could be much closer to $32…

SACRAMENTO- Today, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) issued a statement in response to the state ban on natural gas heaters by 2030 and a new report from UC Berkeley that showed ratepayers are shouldering a burden of $678 on top of their electricity bills in extra costs. “Capitol Democrats are…

SACRAMENTO- Today, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) released a video statement after yesterday, September 25, marked 200 days since Capitol Democrats promised action on skyrocketing gas prices in California and have provided zero results.  Watch the full video by clicking here. Regular grade gasoline has fetched an average of nearly…

SACRAMENTO –Today, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) issued a statement after Governor Newsom signed a host of climate change initiatives that were introduced less than two weeks before the end of the 2022 legislative session. “These climate change bills are going to heap more costs onto potential homeowners…