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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...

Governor Must Release Federal Dollars to Local Government, Says Senate Budget Vice Chair

May 27, 2020
States such as California are withholding federal funding from cities and counties, revealed in a recent report by the National League of Cities . To maintain local services during this pandemic, Congress passed the CARES Act, which created the Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide $150 billion for...

Newsom Administration Claims Another '$1.831 Billion Needed' by June 30

May 22, 2020
In a last-minute call Thursday evening, Department of Finance officials notified the Legislature that Governor Newsom is transferring an eye-popping $1.831 billion to the Disaster Response-Emergency Operations Account to spend through the current fiscal year with only limited details. “The spending...

Newsom Proposes to Abandon Paradise Recovery Effort

May 15, 2020
While unveiling his revised budget Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom turned his back on fire victims and the struggling Town of Paradise. The Governor’s May Revise budget claws back $7.3 million in funding that was approved in last year’s budget to help keep the Paradise Irrigation District (PID)...

Republican Senator Jim Nielsen Reacts to Governor's May Budget Revision

May 14, 2020
Due to the government-mandated shelter in place to slow down the spread of COVID-19, the state budget went from a $6 billion surplus to an estimated $18 - $54 billion deficit. Governor Gavin Newsom today submitted his 2020-21 May Revision budget proposal to the Legislature. Senator Jim Nielsen (R-...

ICYMI: Suicides, alcohol, drugs: Pandemic could result in 75,000 'deaths of despair,' study says

May 13, 2020
Isolation, unemployment and fear brought on by the coronavirus could result in 75,000 “deaths of despair” years after the worst of the pandemic is over, a new study suggests.

Butte County Receives State Approval to Reopen

May 12, 2020
Leaders of Northern California congratulated Butte County for being the first county in the state to receive approval of its plan to reopen. These rural elected officials also rallied in support of Yuba and Sutter Counties for their foresight in demonstrating that rural counties can safely reopen...

Expert Independent Review Is Needed to Comb through PPE Contracts, Says Senate Budget Vice Chair

May 11, 2020
Today, the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review and the Assembly Governmental Organization Committees will host panel discussions on the state’s failed contract with one company – Blue Flame. News reports have since exposed more troubling failures in administration contracting efforts...