The California State Senate and Assembly were back in action this week to consider the final piece of the mid-term budget proposals aimed at closing nearly a quarter of California’s $20 billion deficit. The cornerstone of the proposal sent to the Governor today, March 4th, is a ... » More

General »View all Little Hoover Commission Report – Office of Economic Development  March 5 According to a report released by the independent Little Hoover Commission, California would benefit from the creation of an Office of Economic ... » More Increase in solid waste diversion proposed  March 5 According to Assemblymember Wes Chesbro (D-Arcata) AB 479, Solid Waste Diversion, will move out of the Senate Appropriations Committee in June ... » More		Tax »View all Mid-term budget proposes gas tax swap  March 5 The California State Senate and Assembly were back in action this week to consider the final piece of the mid-term budget proposals aimed at ... » More Federal 'conformity' bill moves out of Assembly committee  Feb. 26 On Wednesday, February 24th, the Assembly Revenue & Taxation Committee considered and passed out on a party-line vote the federal omnibus tax ... » More		Energy »View all Oil and gas severance tax  Feb. 12 Assemblyman Alberto Torrico (D-Newark) gutted his controversial oil severance ... » More Direct access may open on April 11, 2010  Feb. 12 The ability to purchase electricity from non-utility providers may soon expand as rules are written to lift the suspension put in place during the ... » More
Workers' Comp »View all Register today for April 6 workers’ comp day  March 5 Register (events.constantcontact.com/register/event) now ... » More Save the Date: CMTA Workers’ Comp Legislative Day April 5 and 6  Dec. 18   » More		Corp. Counsel »View all Product stewardship bill is back  Feb. 12 Assemblymember Wes Chesbro (D-Arcata) has submitted a bill to the Legislative Counsel which will again attempt to give the Department of ... » More New policies and investments needed for California’s economy  Nov. 21 California faces a significant and devastating revenue problem in this reeling economy. The Legislature's nonpartisan fiscal analyst Mac ... » More		Environment »View all Carpet EPR bill  Feb. 26 Assembly Majority Leader-elect John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles) has introduced AB ... » More Positive CEQA bills  Feb. 19 Four California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform bills have been introduced this year with bi-partisan authorship.  Two are ... » More
Labor and employment »View all California's unemployment hits 12.2 % in August  Oct. 2 At 12.2%, California now has the fourth highest unemployment rate in the nation - a post-World War II record.   This means that 2.2 ... » More Governor touts green job training initiative  Sept. 4 Last week, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the creation of a $75 ... » More		Education »View all Education’s race to the top  Nov. 20 President Obama has recently challenged all states in the union to compete for $4 billion in new federal grant dollars, known as Race to the Top ... » More CTE bill heading to Governor’s desk  Sept. 10 After a unanimous vote on the Senate floor, SB 147 (Mark DeSaulnier, ... » More		Infrastructure »View all Regional water quality control board changes contemplated  Feb. 6 Staff for the State Water Quality Control Board (SWQCB) will hold a meeting in conjunction with their Water Quality Improvement Initiative with ... » More Mandated Water Usage Reduction  Aug. 15 This year, Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) introduced AB 2175, Water Conservation, initially as a four-page bill directing the ... » More
Safety »View all Senate passes Universal Health Care  Jan. 29 The lack of progress on Health Care Reform on the Federal level has reinvigorated the discussion here in California. Last week Senator » More Fed Update: Health care reform  Oct. 29 The U.S. Congressional health care debate took a troubling turn for employers this week when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced he would ... » More