California Legislators Launch the California Children’s Caucus Focused on Child-Centered Priorities
As Tech Giants Roll Out Consumer-Facing Health AI, Assemblymember Mia Bonta Moves to Establish Common Sense Guardrails
Today, Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, announced AB 1979, sponsored by the California Nurses Association, to address the rapid and largely unregulated integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare.
Nobody Should Face Deportation Alone: Asm. Bonta Introduces Right to Counsel Legislation for Californians in Immigration Court
Immigrants with a lawyer are five times more likely to win their case. AB 2600 ensures that no Californian faces deportation without due process.
California Legislators Unite to Launch the California Legislative Children’s Caucus
“It’s about time California focused on children. That’s why we decided to found the California Legislative Children’s Caucus. We are over 40 members strong across the Assembly and Senate including Democrats and Republicans. We are going to be focused on solutions – solutions that are child-centered,” said Assemblymember Bonta.
ICYMI: Asm. Bonta Convenes Hearing on HR 1's Devastating Impact on California's Health Care Infrastructure
Lawmakers, Experts Detail How Federal Cuts Will Gut State's Safety Net, Strip Coverage from Millions
Tuesday, Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), Chair of the California Assembly Health Committee, convened an informational hearing this week examining how HR 1 is systematically dismantling California's health care infrastructure.
Mia Bonta pleads for ‘pandemic-level’ response to Feds’ gutting of Medi-Cal
Up to two million of the state’s lowest-income people may lose health insurance due to federal changes. Bonta wants to lead the charge to stop that.
California Warns HR 1 Medicaid Cuts Could Strip Coverage From Millions
Assembly Health Committee Chair Mia Bonta opened an informational hearing Tuesday with a stark warning: proposed federal cuts to Medicaid and related health programs would strip billions of dollars from California’s health care system, leaving millions of residents without coverage and placing severe strain on hospitals, clinics and county safety nets.
Assembly Health Committee Blasts the Federal Government for Raising Healthcare Costs for Californians
“The federal dollars which once supported health care for working families are now being funneled into mass deportation operations, operations that resulted in tragic murders by federal agents of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Silverio Villegas González in Illinois, and Keith Porter here in California. This is where our health care funding is going,” said Assemblymember Mia Bonta.
Assemblymember Mia Bonta Applauds Governor Newsom’s Refusal to Comply with Louisiana’s Attempt to Punish California Doctor for Providing Abortion Care
"Abortion is health care, protected under California’s Constitution, and California will stand firmly in defense of patients, providers, and that fundamental truth,” said Assemblymember Mia Bonta.