Wilk, along with Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, and 16 other lawmakers, wrote a letter on May 8 to Assemblyman Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, who is the chair of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, requesting that he authorize the audit of the state’s Emergency Services’ contract with BYD Motors, LLC/Global Healthcare Product ... Read More
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May 15, 2020Ryan Gardiner
Of the 24 state Assembly districts within and overlapping Los Angeles County, only two districts had a Republican sitting in a legislative seat when voting started this year. Here’s a look at early results for the California state Assembly races that touch LA County as voters headed to the polls ... Read More
March 4, 2020Ryan Gardiner
SACRAMENTO — Assemblyman Tom Lackey has introduced legislation that would make distribution of revenge porn a felony and increase the penalties for those convicted of it by requiring them to register as a sex offender.
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https://www.avpress.com/news/revenge-porn-issue-subject-of-legislation/article_e5e404f8-4bce-11ea-ac56-c7bdbae883d8.html
February 11, 2020Ryan Gardiner
Through a new bill introduced in Sacramento, Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, is proposing stronger revenge porn penalties by requiring that anyone convicted of the crime register as a sex offender.
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https://signalscv.com/2020/02/lackey-introduces-bill-for-stronger-revenge-porn-penalties/
February 5, 2020Ryan Gardiner
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Vice Mayor Marvin Crist and councilmen Raj Malhi and Ken Mann, state Sen. Scott Wilk and Assemblyman Tom Lackey joined the volunteers at the Elm Community Garden for the City’s 13th annual event.
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January 21, 2020Ryan Gardiner
By JULIE DRAKE Valley Press Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO — Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, introduced a bill Monday to electrify California’s commuter rail system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut Southern California commute times in half by January 2028.
Assembly Bill 1848, if it becomes law, would redirect $4 billion from the ... Read More
January 11, 2020Ryan Gardiner
Santa Clarita Valley legislators joined other California lawmakers on Monday as they reconvened in Sacramento to tackle issues ranging from disaster preparedness to the Cemex mega-mine.
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January 9, 2020Ryan Gardiner
SACRAMENTO — Today, Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) announced a bill to electrify California’s commuter rail system, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut Southern California commute times in half by January 2028.
Funding for the electrification will be redirected from the California High-Speed Rail Project, which is billions over budget, years ... Read More
January 7, 2020Ryan Gardiner
SACRAMENTO — California state agencies send minors into thousands of liquor stores and bars each year to attempt to buy alcohol or cigarettes. The stings catch hundreds of clerks and bartenders selling to underage customers.
But two years after the state began licensing marijuana shops, the agency tasked with ... Read More
November 19, 2019Ryan Gardiner
State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, requested on Wednesday federal assistance for rural communities, including parts of the Santa Clarita Valley, left in the dark by California’s continuous power shutoffs.
The legislators wrote and signed a letter to President Donald Trump “directly requesting assistance from FEMA ... Read More
October 31, 2019Ryan Gardiner