Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, spoke on the legislature passing an on-time budget that provides for the health, safety and general welfare of all Californians. “This is a budget reflecting our values: prioritizing housing, healthcare, solutions to homelessness, education, job creation, and protecting our environment,” said Assemblywoman Schiavo. “I am specifically grateful that two programs proposed by legislation I carried this ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita and Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, released their thoughts Thursday on the 2023-24 budget. Wilk issued the following statement after voting “no” on the 2023-24 state budget: “Today we checked a box to meet a constitutional deadline,” Wilk said. “Our actual spending plan will be tinkered with until October, when we finally know exactly how much ...

State Senator Scott Wilk recently introduced Senate Constitutional Amendment 9 (SCA 9), which intends to institute a two-year budget cycle in place of the current annual state budgeting process, officials said Tuesday. SCA 9, known as the “Better Budgeting for a Better Future Act,” would amend existing California law, which requires the state to operate on an annual budget, to ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $215 billion budget, which includes $280 million earmarked to make college more affordable in the state. The newly-signed budget includes nearly $42 million for Cal Grant awards to help low-income and middle-income students with tuition. “Higher education is not just CSU or UC. The first door of higher education is community college for millions of ...

State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced his request for state budget funding to expand the eligibility for developmentally disabled individuals by $3.2 million. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “We are woefully behind modern science and it breaks my heart when I think of families with children who have incurred traumatic ...

A pair of lawmakers in the California legislature who represent the Santa Clarita Valley decried parts of Gov. Jerry Brown’s May Budget Revision, saying it breaks promises to voters. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, issued a statement condemning what he called a “shell game” in the ...

Assemblyman Scott Wilk gave his weekly update from Sacramento about the Chloride Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, June 19. On Saturday, June 15, a Town Hall Meeting was held at the Santa Clarita Activities Center to discuss the recent chloride issues. The goal was to inform the community of the the options on chloride and what could happen if the ...

Assemblyman Scott Wilk had his weekly update on June 12 about an upcoming Town Hall Meeting to discuss the Environmental Impact Report on chloride levels. The Town Hall Meeting will be held on June 15 at the Santa Clarita Activities Center with Assemblyman Wilk and Assemblyman Steve Fox from Palmdale. The meeting will have to do with the state’s request ...

State and Santa Clarita Valley officials weigh in on Gov. Jerry Brown's May Revise of the state's spending plan for 2013-14