Republican lawmakers Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares from Acton and Assemblymember Josh Hoover from Folsom also introduced measures last month. Hoover’s plan proposed making it a felony to commit burglary or grand theft in an area where there has been a…

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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation that directs school districts across California to draft and implement policies that will limit students’ use of cell phones during the school day.  Assembly Bill 3216, dubbed the Phone-Free School Act, requires every…

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) – On Saturday, Aug. 31, Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) announced the passage of Assembly Bill 2903 out of the Legislature, which would require state-run homelessness programs to annually report cost and outcome data to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness…

California legislators on Wednesday passed a bill that would require school districts to implement a series of restrictions on students’ cell phone usage during the school day.  The bipartisan bill, the Phone-Free Schools Act, gives districts until July 1, 2026,…