California State Superintendent of Schools Tony Thurmond informed the state’s county superintendents Tuesday that he expects that students may not return to schools before the end of the school year. Keep reading...
Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), chair of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, on Tuesday, March 10, joined members of the Committee to address the failures by the state health departments to protect millions of children from being exposed to lead. Keep reading...
Hanford’s Todd Cotta, a candidate for California’s 32nd Assembly District seat, hopes to wrestle the local seat from the grasp of four-term incumbent Rudy Salas, insisting that he wants to restore common sense to the state’s elected leaders. And he’s pinning his election hopes on what he claims is the district’s dissatisfaction with the direction that California has taken. Keep reading...
Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) introduced Assembly Bill 2326 (AB 2326) which will strengthen cybersecurity protocols at local schools by increasing coordination between the state and school districts while establishing best practices to respond to incidents in the future. Keep reading...
Somewhere, in Heaven’s law enforcement sector, the late Allen Thomas Sharra is smiling, because on this chilly December day (Dec. 20), the late officer’s friends, family, and fellow law enforcement officers crowded into Lemoore’s Fleet Reserve Club to celebrate his service as a Kings County Deputy Sheriff. Keep reading...
Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), on Saturday, Nov. 2, joined Gold Star mothers and families at the historic Camp Hamilton Veterans Memorial Park in Bakersfield to honor and remember the fallen soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation. Keep reading...
Several San Joaquin Valley congressmen, including first-termer TJ Cox and long-time legislator Jim Costa, who previously represented Kings County in the U.S. House of Representatives, are co-sponsors of far-reaching legislation that – if enacted – will establish a program for agricultural workers in the United States (and their spouses and minor children) to earn legal status through continued agricultural employment over the next two years. Keep reading...
It appears that former congressman David Valadao is off to a strong start in his campaign to return to the 21st District seat he lost in 2018 to TJ Cox. On Tuesday (Oct. 15), Valadao, who announced in August that he would run for his old seat again, announced that his campaign had raised $530,000 in one month. Keep reading...
Governor Gavin Newsom signed into California law a trio of bills that address health care for seniors and food stamps for CalFresh recipients. Senator Melissa Hurtado’s, who represents Kings County and Lemoore, sponsored the legislation, SB 260, 453, and 490, which will go into effect January 1, 2020.
CalFresh, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, provides monthly food benefits to individuals and families with low income. CalFresh is mandated by the federal government, and in California, it is state-supervised and county-operated. Keep reading...
Central Valley Rep. TJ Cox (CA-21) announced this week the introduction of a resolution he is co-leading with Hawaii Rep. Ed Case in the U.S. House of Representatives to designate October 2019 as “Filipino American History Month." The resolution is intended to honor the rich history and culture of Filipino Americans and celebrate their significant contributions to the United States. Keep reading...
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