Ledger Dispatch - Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil Achieves Victory with a Bipartisan Effort to Protect Funding for the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program

Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson), a champion for children's rights, has achieved a significant victory in her fight to preserve funding for the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program. Through her leadership and bipartisan efforts, Senator Alvarado-Gil successfully led a joint request supported by 41 lawmakers from both houses and parties, urging the Appropriations Committee to reject Governor Newsom's proposed $40 million funding cut to the CASA program.

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