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,…

Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) joined a group of Republican lawmakers in calling for Gov. Gavin Newsom to delay a mandate that all big rigs in California be all-electric by the year 2045. This comes in response to a crash on…

(FOX40.COM) — A California Assembly member is requesting the California Department of Fish and Wildlife investigate the treatment of animals at a Sacramento County aquarium. Assemblyman Josh Hoover, who represents the City of Folsom, sent a letter to CDFW director…

Sacramento – This week, the Senate Education Committee unanimously passed landmark legislation authored by Assemblymembers Josh Hoover (R-Folsom), Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), and Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) to limit the use of smartphones in schools. AB 3216 would require school districts in California to adopt a…

Last month Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced a return-to-office mandate for state workers that will limit telework at every state agency beginning on June 17. Prior to this sudden shift in policy, individual state agencies have had the flexibility to…