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OC Register - State senator gets audit launched of Orange County Board of Education’s governance and litigation decisions

A senator’s request for the California State Auditor’s office to review the administration practices of the Orange County Board of Education has been approved by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.




Imperial Valley Press - California lawmakers launch first-ever bipartisan veterans caucus

Seeking to stem the tide of veterans leaving the state due to rising costs, a bipartisan group of military veterans in the California Legislature announced the formation of the California Legislative Veterans Caucus on Wednesday.




FOX 40 - Lawmakers look to bar ICE agents from voting centers

With just three months left before Californians cast their ballots in the primary, new proposals in the Legislature aim to keep the Trump administration out of state elections.




Daily Kos - Senator Tom Umberg Leads CA in Passing Laws to Stop ICE Voter Suppression Tactics

Two new legislative proposals co-authored by CA Democratic State Senators Tom Umberg and Sabrina Cervantes would prevent officers from enforcing federal immigration law within 200 feet of a polling place and would bar the federal government from inspecting voting equipment without a federal court order




Sacramento Bee - California Democrats propose election laws to keep ICE away from polling places

Weeks after President Donald Trump suggested on a conservative podcast that the Republican Party should “nationalize” voting in the United States, California lawmakers are floating proposals to limit federal presence in elections.




ABC 10 - California lawmakers consider bill to ban ICE agents from polling places

California lawmakers consider bill to ban ICE agents from polling places




Press-Telegram - With midterm elections looming, California lawmakers focus on protecting polling sites from immigration enforcement

In an election year with the Trump administration’s widespread crackdown on immigration enforcement in the backdrop, a pair of California lawmakers are looking to shore up protections for voters.




The Guardian - California bill would ban ICE agents from being near polling sites

A bill introduced this week by California lawmakers would ban federal immigration agents from being stationed outside polling places, responding to concerns that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers could interfere with voting during the November midterm elections.




Politico - California bill would block immigration agents near polling sites

Two California lawmakers introduced legislation late Thursday that would ban federal immigration enforcement outside polling places, the latest maneuver in the state’s ongoing battles with the Trump administration over both immigration and elections administration.




Metro Silicon Valley - Could Trump Run for a Third Term? California Introduces SB 46 to Block It

Could President Donald Trump be setting himself up to do what President Franklin D. Roosevelt did in 1941, by serving a third-term as president? While some folks have paid little mind to Trump’s occasional hints of staying in office longer, California Senator Tom Umberg isn’t leaving it to chance.