After years of battles over the nutritional value of school lunches, there’s a new policy fight cooking in the nation’s school cafeterias. Anti-poverty advocates and lawmakers in more than half a dozen states and Congress are pushing legislation aimed at...
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SACRAMENTO – The Assembly voted to provide CalWORKs recipients financial support to seek further education and improve their situation. “CalWORKs has the potential to be much more than a poverty-maintenance program,” said Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes (R-Yucca Valley). “The...
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Parking violations can quickly turn into hundreds of dollars in fees and often prevent drivers from registering their cars if fines go unpaid. This problem is especially burdensome for low-income drivers and Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Lancaster) wants to help. Under...
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Bill would ensure California doesn’t jail people simply because they can’t afford bail; another identical bill is awaiting a floor vote in the Assembly SACRAMENTO-  The California Senate approved SB 10, a bill to reform and modernize California’s money bail...
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