Committee hearings are expected to begin in the coming weeks and could run through November.
Rendon said the Assembly select committee would consider what measures the state could enact to reduce gas prices. With gasoline prices still stinging Californians at the pump, Democratic Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon has announced a legislative inquiry to determine if oil companies are “ripping off” drivers.Ĭombined with the highest inflation rate in four decades, California’s highest-in-the-nation gas prices remain a volatile political issue in the midst of an election year, and Republican lawmakers continue to attack the Legislature’s Democratic leadership for failing to take quick action to provide relief. Hello, it’s Tuesday, June 21, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIESĬalifornia lawmakers focus on steep gas prices
