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SACRAMENTO – Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) has the honor of recognizing two outstanding organizations as California’s Senate District 16 Non-Profits of the Year. Both the Bakersfield Pregnancy Center and the Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Desert are recognized for their

SACRAMENTO - Today, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-82-20, an overly broad order with the practical effect of increasing the cost of land and disrupting the state’s housing goals. In addition, the order is so vague that it is impossible to say what ramifications the order will have on

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement after the California State Controller canceled a $35 million contract to a public affairs firm with strong Democrat political ties. California's Secretary of State awarded the multi-million dollar contract to SKD

SACRAMENTO – Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) delivered a letter to Governor Newsom requesting that he investigate and cancel a $35 million contract to a public affairs firm with deep Democrat ties. Read Senator Grove’s letter here. A story in the Sacramento Bee today finds

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) denounced the Governor’s actions to attack California workers by eliminating gas-powered vehicles by 2035 and committing to work with Legislative Democrats to end fracking. Senator Grove released the following statement: “Californians have

SACRAMENTO – Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) responds to Governor Newsom’s Employment Development Department (EDD) Strike Team report that shows nearly 1.6 million claims have yet to be resolved, dating back to March and April of this year and the backlog is growing by 10,000

SACRAMENTO - Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) issued a statement regarding a $35 million “Vote Safe California” contract to SKD Knickerbocker that has strong ties to the presidential campaign of Joe Biden. The Sacramento Bee reports today that Congressional Republicans are

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and members of the California Senate Republican Caucus recently joined with Legislative Democrats to demand changes to Governor Newsom's mismanaged Employment Development Department (EDD).

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement about the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade which officially begins today:

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) issued the following statement in commemoration of the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth:

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) issued the following statement after legislative Democrats passed a fake budget bill, Senate Bill 74, just to meet state and constitutional deadlines.

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement after the California Legislature’s proposed 2020-2021 budget rejected a proposal from the Governor to close the California Veterans Home in Barstow: