Day: July 5, 2022

California allocates more than $3 billion for transportation infrastructure

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated more than $3 billion to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state, including $1.3 billion in funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to support local projects and to protect local roads and bridges from extreme weather and natural disasters. Senate Read More

California Senate Republicans: Legislation signed by Newsom enables human trafficking

Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 357, a soft-on-crime measure advocated by California Democrats that will hinder California’s ability to combat human trafficking. All members of the Senate Republican Caucus formally requested a veto of the measure in this veto letter. The new law will remove a tool frequently used by law enforcement to Read More

Rep. Young Kim introduces bill to track U.S. arms transfers to Taiwan, Indo-Pacific allies

U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39), who serves as Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, and Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (TX-10) introduced the Arms Exports Delivery Solutions Act (H.R. 8259) to track transfers and ensure efficient delivery of U. Read More