Assemblyman Joe Patterson guest editorial: Tell Sacramento to stop playing games with public safety

As our community mourns fentanyl-related deaths and businesses throughout our district continue to grapple with the unintended consequences of Prop. 47, politicians in Sacramento are playing political games attempting to sabotage a citizen-led initiative to hold fentanyl trafficking and organized…

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California lawmaker makes another push to prohibit the use of NDAs in state lawmaking process

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers for the second time this year will consider a proposal that would prohibit lobbyists and public officials from signing non-disclosure agreements in the state’s lawmaking process. The latest proposal comes about a month after lawmakers…

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