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SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom announces that the 2026–27 state budget includes funding to move the New Tracy Courthouse project forward, marking a major step toward restoring court services in Tracy after more than a decade without a working courthouse.

The state budget includes $3.503 million in General Fund support for the Performance Criteria phase of the New Tracy Courthouse...

SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom announces that the 2026-27 State Budget includes $2.5 to support the Managed Honeybee Health Program, building on her continued advocacy to protect honeybees, support commercial beekeepers, and strengthen California agriculture.

This follows Assemblymember Ransom’s AB 1042, the Honeybee Health Act, which was vetoed last year because funding had not...

SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom announces that the 2026–27 State Budget includes $6 million for Delta-based decontamination control sites to help prevent the spread of invasive golden mussels across California waterways.

The funding builds on Assemblymember Ransom’s broader effort to strengthen California’s response to golden mussels, including AB 2032, the Golden Mussel Response...

SACRAMENTO, CA – For years, millions of dollars approved by the state for Career Technical Education (CTE) were left unused because of a faulty allocation formula, even as school districts were forced to scale back hands-on career training programs. Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom introduced AB 1590 to fix that problem by ensuring CTE dollars already approved by the state actually reach students...

SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, Chair of the Assembly Emergency Management Committee, announced today that AB 1805 passed the State Assembly, advancing urgent oversight legislation as the Governor’s May Revision proposes another $141.9 million for California’s troubled Next Generation 911 project.

“After more than a decade and hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, Californians...

SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom’s AB 2543 passed the California State Assembly, advancing legislation to strengthen emergency planning for electric vehicle fast-charging stations before disasters and power outages disrupt access to critical transportation infrastructure.

Authored by Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, who serves as Chair of the Assembly Emergency Management Committee...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom’s AB 2032, the Golden Mussel Response Act, passed the California State Assembly, advancing urgent legislation to help local water agencies respond more quickly to the invasive golden mussel crisis. The bill includes an urgency clause and has been named a priority bill for the California Legislative Delta Caucus as the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...

SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom’s AB 2514 passed the California State Assembly today, advancing legislation to help close California’s achievement gap by requiring the state to publicly track whether its programs, policies, and investments are actually improving student outcomes.

AB 2514 creates a statewide “State of the Achievement Gap” Dashboard to give families, educators, and...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom’s AB 1832, the 2-1-1 Infrastructure and Emergency Response Act, passed the California State Assembly today with unanimous support on a 72-0 vote and now heads to the Senate. The bill would expand access to 2-1-1 services across California and help more residents connect to local support during emergencies, disasters, and everyday moments of need.

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SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom has named LULAC Stockton Council 2060 as the 2026 Nonprofit of the Year for California’s 13th Assembly District. The organization was honored at the annual Nonprofit of the Year event hosted by the California Association of Nonprofits at the California State Capitol, recognizing the outstanding contributions of nonprofits across the state.

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