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Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) announced that her bill to consolidate most recreational trailers under Class C licenses passed the Senate Transportation Committee today. SB 287 will allow recreationalists and equestrian enthusiasts to tow their weekend trailers without having to undergo

Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) announced that her bill to allow every California disabled veteran who owns property to benefit from a property tax exemption passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee yesterday. SB 658 would allow partially disabled veterans to claim the state’s

SACRAMENTO – Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) announced that her bill to target unemployment insurance (UI) fraud at the Employment Development Department (EDD) passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee today. SB 39 would require the EDD to cross check unemployment insurance claims with

SACRAMENTO — Today, Rachelle Murcia was named by Senator Shannon Grove as the 2021 Woman of the Year for the 16th Senate District. Rachelle was named during a recognition ceremony during today’s Senate session in Sacramento. “Rachelle is a leader, a fighter, and I am proud to recognize her for all

SACRAMENTO — Today, Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) issued the following statement after Governor Newsom delivered his State of the State Address at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles: “While I appreciate the governor’s optimism about the people of California, his speech was nothing short of an

SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) presented solutions to the Senate Budget Subcommittee #5 to reform the state’s failed Employment Development Department (EDD). During discussion on budget items related to the EDD, Senator Grove offered solutions from two recently

SACRAMENTO – After advocacy from business groups, Legislative Republicans, and job creators, Governor Newsom has agreed to include Senate Bill 87, coauthored by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), in the state budget. SB 87 aims to help struggling businesses by providing an additional $2.1

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) responded to scathing whistleblower reports coming out of a state-funded COVID-19 testing facility. Yesterday, CBS13 Sacramento reported that the lab was not meeting their obligated demand and mismanaging specimen samples

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) responds to the release of secondary audit results by the non-partisan State Auditor on the mismanaged Employment Development Department (EDD). Last summer, Senate Republicans called for a comprehensive audit of the EDD. Today’s audit results

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) delivered a bipartisan letter to the Chair of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) and the Chair of Senate Budget Subcommittee #5 requesting an immediate oversight hearing. Leader Grove’s letter is in response to a

Today, Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement responding to Governor Newsom lifting his regional stay-at-home orders: “Once again, the Governor moved the goalpost and made a decision based on secret data that the public was not allowed to know. It has

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement after the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States: “Today the 46th President of the United States was sworn into office. I join many Americans across our country in praying for