Press Releases

Bill addressing Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision passes first committee

Sacramento, CA – Legislation requiring online and out-of-state retailers like EBay, Etsy or Amazon to collect sales taxes like local brick and mortar California businesses passed its first committee today.



State budget bill that will backfill Lake County’s property tax losses from years of fires heads to Governor’s desk

Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire and Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry released the following statements in response to Monday’s vote in the Senate to approve a spending bill that would backfill Lake County’s property tax losses from wildfires for three years...



$40 million to finalize environmental impact report for Last Chance Grade requested by McGuire, Wood, Huffman and Caltrans

Funding ask will go to California Transportation Commission for final approval on March 13.



Northern California's Great Redwood Trail gets off to a fast start

Planning kicks off for the 300-mile-long trail from San Francisco Bay to Humboldt Bay.



Senator McGuire and Assemblymember Wood welcome Japanese delegation to California’s State Capitol

Sister Cities exchanged ideas on emergency response and disaster preparedness.



Senator McGuire’s statement on PG&E’s intention to file for bankruptcy

Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire issued the following statement in response to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announcement of its intention to file for bankruptcy...



Senator McGuire’s Statement on Governor Newsom’s Budget

Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s budget released this morning...



Senator McGuire’s statement on Governor Newsom’s actions on Emergency Preparedness

Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire released the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s new executive actions to prioritize and accelerate the state’s response to wildfires.