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Yerevan, Armenia – Last week, Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) participated as a panelist during the Third Annual Conference of Human Rights and Accountability at the Madenataran in Yerevan. The conference was hosted by the Center for Truth and Justice and co-sponsored by the Constitutional Court of Armenia. The panel, titled Azerbaijan and COP29, focused on the upcoming climate conference and Azerbaijan’s dismal environmental track record and human rights abuses. As the only US elected official to visit Artsakh after the 44-day war, Senator Portantino was asked to share his views on Artsakh and joined a distinguished panel of speakers to voice opposition to Azerbaijan hosting COP29.

Sacramento, CA – Senate Bill 997, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank), passed the Senator Floor and is headed to Governor’s desk for signature. The bill helps tackle the opioid epidemic and drug related overdoses among our youth by allowing students to carry both fentanyl test strips and opioid antagonists. The bill had its genesis during the Senator’s summer internship program, where interns have the opportunity to research subject areas and propose bill ideas directly to Senator Portantino.