{"id":115494,"date":"2022-03-16T08:15:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T16:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eastcountytoday.net\/?p=115494"},"modified":"2022-03-16T08:15:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T16:15:07","slug":"proposal-to-kill-covid-19-state-of-emergency-rejected-in-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastcountytoday.net\/proposal-to-kill-covid-19-state-of-emergency-rejected-in-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal to Kill COVID-19 State of Emergency Rejected in Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"
On Tuesday, state lawmakers in the State Senate committee rejected a proposal from Senator Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) that would bring an end to the state of emergency which was declared by Governor Gavin Newsom.<\/p>\n
The state of emergency began in March of 2020 and has lasted 700 days. As of Tuesday, more than half the states have formally ended their emergency.<\/p>\n
The bill failed in committee in a bipartisan 4-8 vote<\/strong> with all republicans supporting it and all democrats voting against\u2014three democrats failed to cast a vote including Senator Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa County)<\/p>\n “Regrettably, my SCR 5 to end the State of Emergency failed to pass today. The democrat majority is content to abdicate their responsibilities to the governor. The state of emergency will continue, as will the governor\u2019s power to close schools and shut down businesses,” said Melendez.
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