Sacramento – Assemblyman James Gallagher’s (R-Yuba City) effort to make PG&E wildfire victims settlement payments tax free cleared another hurdle today when the Assembly Appropriations Committee passed AB 1249, legislation that would provide financial relief to wildfire victims by exempting them from paying state taxes on settlement payments made out…

YUBA CITY – Today, Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) joined with other lawmakers calling on the Governor to authorize an Extraordinary Session of the Legislature as soon as possible to address the nation’s supply chain crisis. “We need bold action. The political speeches and mild gestures aren’t cutting it,” said…

New State Budget Cuts Funding to Town’s Water District While unveiling his revised budget Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom turned his back on fire victims and the struggling Town of Paradise.   The Governor’s May Revise budget claws back $7.3 million in funding that was approved in last year’s budget to help…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) introduced new legislation to allow adjacent counties to establish joint multidisciplinary personnel teams (MDTs) to combat homelessness. “We must allow and encourage counties to work more effectively to address homelessness by permitting information sharing on their homeless populations. Homelessness does not occur…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Assemblyman James Gallagher introduced new legislation on Monday that will help expedite the construction of the Paradise Irrigation District intertie project. PID said after the Camp Fire, a rough estimate of customers lost was around 9,000, nearly its entire customer base. The District is searching for new…