State Senator and committee chair Nancy Skinner periodically reminded senators and the public that several more hearings on the budget would occur.
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California Senator Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, joined Inside California Politics co-host Nikki Laurenzo to discuss Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget and what comes next.
"My bill changed California's law so people can no longer be convicted of murder if they were not the actual killer," state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, wrote in a statement for this story.
Democratic leaders in the Legislature, who will play a key role in negotiating the final budget with Newsom, had similar responses to Newsom’s plan.
State Senators Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, announced new legislation that would bolster California’s “Red Flag” law and other state statutes that prevent gun violence.
State Senators Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, announced on Thursday SB 899, an act to establish uniform standards for the Golden State’s gun violence restraining order law.
Democratic Sens. Nancy Skinner of Oakland and Catherine Blakespear of Encinitas introduced a bill to strengthen the state’s red flag law, which authorizes law enforcement to confiscate firearms from individuals who have a gun violence restraining order against them, and pose a danger to themselves or others.
"As abortions, contraception, and other essential health care continue to be criminalized across the country, California is not backing down," said state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley.