VISALIA, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) toured the Creative Center, Visalia to recognize them as Senate District Sixteen’s 2024 Non-Profit of the Year. The Senator will present a ceremonial Senate Resolution to the organization’s Executive Director, Joel Glick, before touring the facilities & meeting with staff.
FARMERSVILLE, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) join public safety officials, city and county leaders, as well as community members for a groundbreaking ceremony at the future site of the City of Farmersville’s new Fire Station.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after her legislation, Senate Bill 1157, the Human Trafficking Prevention and Anti-Money Laundering Act, passed through the Senate Committee on Government Organization.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) recently introduced legislation to broaden the admission criteria for registered nursing programs in community college districts by allowing districts that have opted for multi-criteria screening measures to evaluate candidates for admission to include individuals from Medically Underserved Areas.
Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after the Federal Government, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water resilience, sent a letter to all U.S. Governors inviting state level environmental, health and homeland security secretaries to a coordination meeting on safeguarding the water sector infrastructure from ongoing cyberattacks.
Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) recently introduced legislation to protect students from extreme weather exposure by requiring the California Department of Education to develop guidelines.
Senator Hurtado Comments on Assembly Groundwater Sustainability Act Implementation Oversight Hearing
Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement on the California Assembly’s joint Budget Subcommittee No.4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation and Water, Parks, and Wildlife oversight...
Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) recently introduced a legislative package focusing on tackling corruption as Californians face added cost pressures and looming deficit.