State Senator Scott Wilk recently introduced Senate Constitutional Amendment 9 (SCA 9), which intends to institute a two-year budget cycle in place of the current annual state budgeting process, officials said Tuesday. SCA 9, known as the “Better Budgeting for a Better Future Act,” would amend existing California law, which requires the state to operate on an annual budget, to ...

Incumbent Senator Scott Wilk has far outpaced the pack of his competition for California’s 21st Senate District, as his campaign raised $1.1 million of the $1,408,261 raised in total by all candidates thus far, according to filings with the California Secretary of State’s office. The next closest to Wilk is Democratic candidate Kipp Mueller, who was able to raise $204,823.90 ...

Senate Bill 419 (SB 419), which bans “willful defiance” suspensions for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, officials said. “Willful defiance” is described as “disrupting school activities or otherwise willfully defying the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school officials or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, toured the Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Services Collaborative Monday in efforts to spread their mission to veterans that don’t know about this service, officials said. The focus of the SCV Vet Collaborative is to help secure jobs, housing, transportation, health and human services, education and legal services for veterans and their dependents, according to their ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, is scheduled to have mobile office hours in Santa Clarita on July 26, according to officials. Wilk and his staff are set to meet community members at California Bakery and Cafe from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. No appointments are necessary, officials said. “It’s a chance for people to speak with Senator Wilk and get ...

Attorney and College of the Canyons Professor Warren Heaton has announced his candidacy to run as a Democratic challenger for the State Senate seat in the 21st District, which is currently held by Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, officials said Thursday.  Heaton is from Kentucky and is currently an attorney who focuses on refugee and asylum cases, and works as an ...

Attorney Kipp Mueller has announced his candidacy for the State Senate seat in District 21, which is currently held by Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita. “I’m running to be your voice in Sacramento, because we need more people fighting for the working and middle class, and not just people who talk the talk,” Mueller said in a statement released Tuesday. ...

State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Thursday the Senate has approved a bill aimed at “streamlining” the hemp industry in California, officials said. Senate Bill 153 would ensure California law is in full compliance with changes to federal law regarding the cultivation of industrial hemp, according to the text of the legislation. “Industrial hemp presents such an exciting opportunity ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Wednesday that Senate Bill 53 (SB 53), a measure that would add transparency to government at all levels, has cleared the Senate Governmental Organization committee. The bill cleared the committee by a unanimous vote of 14-0, according to a news release. “Government should operate in complete transparency and it does not,” Wilk said. “It ...

George Runner, who represents more than 9 million Californians as a member of the State Board of Equalization, announced Wednesday that he has decided to retire. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Runner was elected in November 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He is a leading advocate for California taxpayers and serves ...