Legislature

Dozens of residents from around the North State are showing up to Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s office in Chico to picket outside on Fridays. At their latest gathering, protestors indicated frustration over not being able to reach the representative.

The Secure Rural Schools act historically helped fund school districts with large swaths of federal land that can't be taxed or developed. They weren't renewed by the federal government, leaving many districts with huge funding gaps.

All 80 Assembly members and half of the 40-member Senate will take their oaths of office as the new California Legislature opens today…