Lawmaker’s effort to end Governor’s statewide COVID emergency defeated
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A Riverside County lawmaker's attempt to end the
COVID-based state of emergency declared by Gov. Gavin Newsom two years ago was
defeated today in a party-line state Senate committee vote.Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, endeavored on previous
occasions to secure hearings regarding the governor's ongoing use of emergency
powers. She said Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, last month
finally agreed to calendar her latest measure, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5.It was heard by the Senate Committee on Governmental Organization,
whose four Republican members voted in favor of the proposal, and whose eight
Democrat members voted against it, killing the resolution."I'm extremely disappointed my colleagues in the majority party
lacked th