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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

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and several members of the California Senate Republican Caucus recently delivered a letter to Governor Newsom demanding that he set the state’s vaccine distribution as a priority.

SACRAMENTO – Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama), Vice Chair of the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee, recently delivered a joint letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting that he prioritize the 2021-2022 budget to include funds for

SACRAMENTO – Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and members of the California Senate Republican Caucus delivered a letter to Governor Newsom strongly urging him to allow thousands of foster children who are ready for adoption to move forward through the court system. Pre-COVID

SACRAMENTO – Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) recently joined a group of bipartisan legislators advocating more needs to be done to help the restaurant industry and its employees. The letter signed by both Republicans and Democrats urged the governor to ‘immediately reclassify

Since March, my office has been helping everyday Californians deal with the incompetence at the state’s unemployment department.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement on the passing of retired Brigadier General Chuck Yeager, a decorated World War II test pilot who died at the age of 97-years-old. General Yeager broke the sound barrier in Kern County. “I am

Today, Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) introduced legislation to mandate that California’s unemployment department cross check unemployment claims against records in state prisons. In addition to this legislation, Leader Grove recently delivered a letter to Governor Newsom

California’s housing costs have been rising for decades, making buying a home a dream very few families can afford.

SACRAMENTO – Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) earned a perfect score from the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber) in its 2020 Vote Record on legislation that impacts California’s job creators. Senator Grove has received a perfect score in 2020 and 2019. Click here to