SACRAMENTO- Today, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) responded to the latest report released by the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) that forecasts California’s fiscal outlook on the 2023-24 budget, stating that California’s “revenue estimates represent the weakest performance the state has experienced since the Great Recession.” “Assembly Republicans have been warning that Democratic policies…

SACRAMENTO-  Today, Legislative Republicans issued a statement after Democratic leadership rejected their formal request for Legislators to return to Sacramento to act on increased gas prices, tackle homelessness, and fix other urgent issues.  “Today is yet another example of Sacramento Democrats refusing to provide relief to struggling families. The dismissal…

SACRAMENTO- Today, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) responded to reports that President Biden will join Governor Newsom to increase taxes as their solution to high gas prices: “Raising taxes will not lower gas prices. Period. End of story,” said Gallagher. “No one believes them when they say that…

SACRAMENTO-  Today, Assembly Republican Leader Gallagher demanded an answer to Legislative Republican’s formal request to call Legislators back to Sacramento. Pursuant to Joint Rule 52, the Legislature may be recalled from joint recess and reconvene in regular session at the request of ten or more members of the Legislature. The request…

SACRAMENTO- Today, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) issued a statement in response to the release of the delayed “Smarter Balanced” statewide test scores showing that fewer than half of students met the state standard in English language arts and only one-third of students met statewide standards for mathematics. “These…