SACRAMENTO – Today on the Assembly Chamber floor, Capitol Democrats are expected to force the Legislature to vote on Governor Newsom’s climate proposals introduced within the last three days of the Legislative 2022 session. All of these bills were amended outside of the regular committee process and without any input from industry…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) issued a statement in response to what some are calling a do-or-die day for California’s power grid: “The fear of blackouts is a direct result of a failed energy policy championed by the Democrat super-majority in Sacramento. They have failed to…

Sacramento – Assemblyman James Gallagher’s (R-Yuba City) effort to make PG&E wildfire victims’ settlement payments tax-free cleared the legislature today when the Assembly passed Assembly Bill 1249 with unanimous bipartisan support. AB 1249 will provide financial relief to wildfire victims by exempting them from paying state taxes on settlement payments…

SACRAMENTO – Today, the State Senate unanimously approved legislation designed to fast-track major infrastructure projects in the Town of Paradise. Assembly Bill 36, authored by Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) and Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama), will allow the Town of Paradise and the Paradise Irrigation District to utilize the design-build…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Capitol Democrats killed a Republican coauthored proposal that would have provided California renters with thousands of dollars in financial relief.  “California has the largest budget surplus in our state’s history. With inflation at a 40-year high, it only makes sense to help renters living paycheck to paycheck. But Capitol…