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Flora assigned to six Assembly committees
Assemblyman named Vice Chair of Labor and Employment
Heath Flora
Heath Flora
Assemblyman Heath Flora, who represents the state’s 12th District, announced on Monday that he has been appointed to six different Assembly committees, including an appointment to Vice Chair of the Labor and Employment Committee. In addition to his Vice Chairmanship role, Flora will also serve on the Natural Resources Committee, the Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee, the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and the Committee on Agriculture. A lifelong farmer, Flora has promised to fight for farmers and landowners in the Central Valley during his time serving on the agriculture committee.
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ICE raids impacting local economy
Gray joins bipartisan group to introduce immigration reform bill
Merced swap meet
Swap meets across the Valley — including the one pictured above in Merced — have seen fewer people show up to buy and less vendors setting up since federal immigration raids began (CHRISTIAN DE JESUS BETANCOURT / Merced FOCUS).
New research by UC Merced’s Community and Labor Center shows the immigration policies of President Donald Trump is having a chilling effect on employment rates throughout the state.
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