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Newsletter Senator Ashby and CM Maple Spring Park Clean-Up 3.1.25

This beautification project is part of an ongoing effort from Team Ashby and Councilmember Maple to earn a Clean California Community Designation. Volunteers will assist with trash pick-up around the sports fields and cleaning the playground to create a welcoming environment for all.

Press Release SENATOR ASHBY SECURES NEARLY $100 MILLION IN 2023-24 STATE BUDGET

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) thanks Governor Newsom for signing a budget agreement that, amongst other things, includes $25 million ongo

In The News 'Game changer' | California foster youth can now go to college completely free

SAN DIEGO — A potential game changer for tens of thousands of California's foster youth with dreams of going to college. New legislation, signed into the state budget Monday, will cover the entire cost of attending a UC, Cal State or California community college.

In The News New State Legislation Grants San Diego Foster Youth Free College Tuition

Sarah Alegre reports on the future of foster children. 

Press Release Senator Ashby Secures $25 Million In Ongoing Annual Funding to Make Debt-Free College a Reality for California's Foster Youth

Senator Angelique V. Ashby (D-Sacramento) released the following statement after Governor Newsom signed a budget agreement cementing $25 million to make college debt free for foster youth. (The announcement comes as Ashby’s legislative effort through SB 307 has moved into SB 117 of the California State Budget.)

In The News College now completely free for California foster youth

More than 90% of foster youth in the Golden State want to go on to college, but only about 4% currently achieve that dream.

 

Press Release SENATOR ASHBY’S BILL ALLOWING CRAFT BREWERS TO PRODUCE CIDER AND PERRY WITH THEIR BEER LICENSE, PASSES ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE

Senator Angelique V. Ashby (D-Sacramento) released the following statement after her bill SB 788—Parity in Cider and Perry Manufacturing—passed the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee with bipartisan support. SB 788 creates parity in the production of beer, cider, and perry across both large and small manufacturers by allowing craft brewers to produce cider and perry with just their beer license.

Press Release SENATOR ASHBY ANNOUNCES CALIFORNIA WATER SUPPLY SOLUTIONS ACT OF 2023 PASSES SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER COMMITTEE

Today, Senator Angelique V. Ashby (D-Sacramento) released the following statement after her bill, SB 659, passed the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.  SB 659, also known as the California Water Supply Solutions Act of 2023, will direct the Department of Water Resources to establish a goal for California to create an additional groundwater recharge capacity of 10 million acre-feet by 2035 without reducing the amount of water available for environmental purposes. The bill also requires the plan to protect safe drinking water and maintain a high level of water quality.

In The News 'Closing the gap': Bill aims to make college debt-free for foster youth in California

A new bill going through the state Legislature would cover the cost of college for foster youth in California.

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