SACRAMENTO, CA — Vice-Chairman of the Public Safety Committee Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-High Desert) announced Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1406 into law. This legislation requires peace officers to carry tasers on the opposite side of their firearm. This regulation would prevent stacking both weapons, a practice that unfortunately led ... Read More

The Department has implemented 19 of the 21 recommendations from the state auditor. By Morgan Rynor Published: 7:34 PM PDT September 28, 2022 The state legislature held up a joint hearing on the Employment Development Department on Wednesday. You may remember the EDD paid out billions of dollars in fraudulent claims, and then ... Read More

On Wednesday, California lawmakers rejected a scaled-back bid to change the state's cash bail system, a year after a more comprehensive move likewise failed amid news coverage of a horrific murder. The proposal was shelved after a parolee who had been released without posting bail was arrested after it was discovered ... Read More

On Aug. 27, California Assemblyman Tom Lackey was in Palmdale, Calif., to present a check for $2.7 million to Homes 4 Families. The check was presented to Homes 4 Families’ President and CEO Donna Deutchman, Board Chair Brad Rosenheim, and Board Members William Hawfield, Linda Katz, Eric Steinhauer, and Deanna Austin. ... Read More

MDN Staff Report More than 9,000 items were donated and distributed to schools and nonprofits in Assemblyman Tom Lackey’s 36th Assembly District school supply drive. Corporate donors from Learn4Life, Antelope Valley Transit Authority, Mental Health American, Wifi Hotshots and the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Palmdale were thanked, in addition to individuals who ... Read More

BY PHIL WILLON SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Wednesday rejected legislation that would have allowed West Hollywood, San Francisco and Palm Springs to authorize weekend alcohol service until 4 a.m. at bars, nightclubs and restaurants. Senate Bill 930 by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) would have allowed each city to extend ... Read More