California State Assembly

Mike Murphy, the former mayor of Merced, announced this week his candidacy for the District 27 seat in the State Assembly. The move comes a little over a week after current District 27 Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria, D-Fresno, tossed her hat in the ring for California’s 14th State Senate District in 2026. The 45-year-old Murphy…

By MIKE BIDDISON Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria joined close to a hundred supporters at her Downtown Merced office last Saturday morning to kick off her…

Assemblymember Frank Bigelow introduced two wildfire related bills, AB 910 and AB 912, to help prevent future catastrophic wildfires. “Last year, California…

Members of California Senate Republican Caucus recently voted in support of Assembly Bill 1393 which requires the Instructional Quality Commission to develop and adopt curriculum for Lao history and cultural studies to California's K-12 schools by March 2023. Senate Bill 895 authored by former Senator Janet Nguyen (R-Fountain Valley)…

Lillian Roberts of Merced was honored this week as the Woman of the Year from the 21st Assembly District by the California State Assembly during a ceremony at…