Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire’s bill that will again require the State to make Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments to counties received unanimous bipartisan support in the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee this morning.
Press Releases
Sacramento, CA – Last year, Senator Mike McGuire and the Senate Human Services Committee requested an audit, through the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, to provide data on the prescribing patterns of psychotropics among foster youth. The audit called on the Department of Health Care Services to answer questions regarding prescription rates and methods for foster children.
Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire, Chair of the Senate Human Services Committee, is continuing his quest to fix a devastating problem that has impacted thousands of California’s foster youth for over a decade – the over-prescription of powerful psychotropic medication.
Sacramento, CA – Details are set for next week’s Lake County Strong Town Hall: A Community Update on Valley Fire Recovery & Rebuilding Efforts. Senator McGuire and Assemblymember Dodd are joining state agency officials, Lake County representatives and non-profit leaders in Middletown on Thursday evening, June 23 for the community-wide update.
Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire released the following statement regarding the budget agreement.
Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire, Assemblymember Bill Dodd and Lake County officials are partnering to host an informative and comprehensive update from both state and local leaders on the massive recovery and rebuilding process happening in South Lake County in the wake of the Valley Fire.
Sacramento, CA – Today, the State Coastal Conservancy authorized $1 million to construct the Eureka Waterfront Trail, which will increase public access to the city’s beautiful bay front and marshes, connecting residents from natural coastal eco-systems to historic Old Town Eureka.
Sacramento, CA – With breaking news of another threatened humpback whale becoming entangled in lost or abandoned crab gear off the Northern California coast this week, legislation that will protect whales by removing this gear from the ocean is gaining focus and attention.