CAADAC Past President Mike Angelo, CADC II, of Bakersfield, was honored recently when he was selected as a recipient of the 2005 Ronald Reagan Republican Gold Medal. Individuals who receive this award from the NRCC are invited to participate in periodic strategy briefings, to provide input on economic and tax issues and to participate in building broad-based support for conservative initiatives within the business community. Recipients are also permanently listed in the ranks of the Republican Honor Roll at the NRCC headquarters in Washington DC.

Although the last year of a two-year legislative session is a difficult time to introduce controversial legislation, the California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) is moving forward with plans to “fast track” legislation to the Governor’s desk to gauge the administration’s willingness to address one of the major problems facing the state’s treatment industry-consumer protection.