“Guns are bad, unless you commit a violent crime with one” is an interesting message. SACRAMENTO – Today, ahead of National Gun Violence Prevention Day, Democrats sided with violent criminals by refusing to back harsher penalties for committing a crime with a gun. An amendment, offered by Asm. Bill Essayli (R-Corona), would…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Democrats took bold action to address one of the most pressing issues facing California.  We’re talking, of course, about the scourge of paper receipts.  With today’s landmark vote, California is one step closer to a better future where consumers will not be menaced by the prospect of…

Less than a day before their big hearing, Democrats still won’t say what they plan on talking about. Assembly Democrats have promised that a joint hearing of three committees would bring people together to find public health AND public safety solutions to the fentanyl crisis.  Is that actually going to happen?  We…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) issued the following statement on the Assembly’s passage of a series of bills to address the fentanyl crisis:  “Today was a step in the right direction that would not have happened without Republicans, victims’ families and law enforcement demanding action.…

SACRAMENTO – At today’s joint hearing on the fentanyl crisis, Democrats doubled down on their stubborn refusal to hold fentanyl traffickers accountable. Despite calls from Republicans, law enforcement and family members of fentanyl victims for a comprehensive solution that addresses the epidemic from a public health AND public safety perspective, Democrat committee…