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Senator Richard Roth’s Statement on the Final 2020-2021 State Budget

June 30, 2020

(SACRAMENTO) – Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) issued the following statement regarding Governor Newsom’s signing of the 2020-21 State Budget:

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Senator Richard Roth’s Statement on the Funding Secured for UC Riverside School of Medicine

June 26, 2020

(SACRAMENTO) – Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) issued the following statement today in response to the final budget deal to be submitted to Governor Newsom:

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Senator Roth’s Statement on the Governor’s Revised 2020-21 State Budget Proposal in light of COVID-19

May 14, 2020

(SACRAMENTO) – Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) issued the following statement today in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2020-21 state budget: “The Governor’s revised State Budget Proposal is a sobering reminder of the far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Senator Roth’s Statement on the Governor’s Proposed 2020-21 State Budget

January 14, 2020

(SACRAMENTO) – Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) issued the following statement today in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2020-21 state budget:

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Senator Roth’s Statement on the Governor’s UCR School of Medicine funding proposal

January 14, 2020

(SACRAMENTO) – Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) issued the following statement today in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to include $25 million ongoing additional funding for the University of California, Riverside (UCR) School of Medicine in the 2020-21 state budget:

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Senator Roth’s Statement about Signing of the School Facility Bond

October 07, 2019

(SACRAMENTO) –  Today, Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) joined Governor Gavin Newsom, Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach), and students at Ethel I. Baker Elementary School to witness the signing of AB 48. Senator Roth issued the following statement:

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Senator Roth Closes Out Another Successful Legislative Session

October 07, 2019

(SACRAMENTO) – On Friday, Senator Richard D. Roth’s (D-Riverside) Senate Bills 554 and 586 were signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom as a part of a higher education package of bills. Both bills expanded college and career technical educational opportunities in higher education.

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Senator Roth’s Bill to Protect the Mojave Signed into Law

July 31, 2019

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, Senator Richard D. Roth’s (D-Riverside) Senate Bill 307 was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. SB 307 protects the California Mojave National Preserve by hitting the pause button on a controversial pumping project backed by Cadiz, Inc. which proposes to pump an average of 50,000 acre-feet of water per year for 50 years from the Mojave to sell to water districts up to 200 miles away in Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties for profit.

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Fighting to Protect a National Treasure, Senator Roth’s Bill Approved by Committee

April 09, 2019

(SACRAMENTO) – After raucous debate, Senator Richard D. Roth’s Senate Bill 307 was approved by the Senate Natural Resources Committee. SB 307 enhances protections to California’s deserts by hitting the pause button on Cadiz Inc.’s water extraction project in the Mojave Desert to ensure the project’s conflicting underlying science is reviewed and reconciled.

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Helping to Close California’s Career Technical Education Gap

April 03, 2019

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, the Senate Education Committee unanimously approved a legislative package proposed by Senator Richard D. Roth that addresses California’s Career Technical Education (CTE) needs. The three-bill package – Senate Bills 554, 563, and 586 – will address the missing link between a person’s education and his or her career.

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