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CEQA Law Denied Clearing of Forest to Prevent Wildfires in Berry Creek Resulting in Human and Animal Lives Lost

September 16, 2020
Over three million acres charred and lives have been unnecessarily lost across California. Today, the Butte Fire Safe Council made public to KRCR TV Redding/Chico that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) prevented fire mitigation to clear access roads in Berry Creek, a rural community...

Statement from North State Lawmakers

September 11, 2020
Governor Gavin Newsom toured the North Complex Fire today. Local lawmakers who represent the region, Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama) and Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), issued the following statement: “The excuse of climate change cannot be used to deflect from the fundamental failure to...

Governor Newsom and Democrat Lawmakers Have Only Themselves to Blame for AB 5 Catastrophe

August 20, 2020
Following Sacramento politicians’ mandate to do away with independent business contracts as dictated by Assembly Bill 5, many businesses and professionals fought for exemptions. Ridesharing companies, Uber and Lyft, the main targets of labor unions and Democrat lawmakers, were not successful in...

Survey: 59 Percent Say to Give Students Option for In-person or Distance Learning

August 6, 2020
In a survey emailed to constituents, Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama) asked for their thoughts on the distance learning and its impact. Respondents overwhelmingly disagreed with the Governor’s and school boards’ order to close schools and offer only distancing learning. Fifty-nine (59) percent of the...

Governor Must Do Better to Serve Unemployed Californians

August 5, 2020
With over half of all adults in California reporting lost income since March and a 17% unemployment rate across the state, Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama) joined over 60 lawmakers to demand the Employment Development Department (EDD) to do better to serve Californians. “The first and last priority...

Democrat Legislative Leaders Thwart Audit of Botched Billion Dollar PPE Contracts

July 30, 2020
The California Legislature cancelled the August 11 hearing of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC), effectively abandoning all efforts to bring transparency and shining light on the spending of billions of taxpayer dollars on personal protective equipment with companies like China-owned BYD...

Governor's Shutdown Order Kills Small Businesses & Further Deteriorates Mental Health of Millions of Californians

July 13, 2020
Sacramento – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered small businesses across the state to close indoor operations including restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums, cardrooms and bars. The Governor also shutdown indoor operations in counties on “ County...

Paradise Irrigation District to Receive Promised Funding

June 30, 2020
After much advocacy from Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama), Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), community and business leaders and Paradise residents, the Governor signed the $202 billion budget Monday evening that continues the promised $7.3 Million to Paradise Irrigation District. This...

Governor and Democrats Ignore Millions of Californians in Budget Deal

June 26, 2020
The Legislature sent the Governor a budget that increases billions of dollars in taxes, prevents funding for charter schools and jeopardizes public safety. This deal was cobbled together with little public input – an agreement that lacked transparency. Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama), Vice Chair of...

Senate Budget Vice Chair: Budget Prolongs State's Financial Problems

June 15, 2020
Today, the Legislature passed its version of the state budget, a framework that increases taxes and relies on subsidies from the federal government. Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama), Vice Chairman of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, issued the following statement: “This budget does not...

California lawmaker scrambles to fix bill to make it clear ballots won't go to phantom voters

June 5, 2020
“If the Democrats are intent on expanding vote-by-mail to all voters, we must also enact protections so the possibility of fraud is reduced,” Nielsen said.

Senate Democrats Refuse to Clean Up Voter Rolls

June 2, 2020
To ensure trust in California’s statewide all vote-by-mail system planned by Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democrat-controlled Legislature for the November 2020 election, Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama) introduced an amendment to improve ballot security in Assembly Bill 860. Senator Nielsen proposed...