General »View all CMTA tweets this week Aug. 20
- Biz relocation expert on FoxNews yesterday on real exodus of jobs and opportunity from CA » More
Bills move off appropriations suspense file Aug. 13
As we move into the last weeks of the two-year legislative session, many bills have been held in appropriations committees in each house due to ... » More | | Tax »View all Tax incentive programs attacked Aug. 27
As the legislature nears the end of session, three bills attacking state tax incentive programs passed legislative hurdles on the floor this week ... » More
State IOUs to start in about two weeks Aug. 20
This week, State Controller John Chiang warned that California will likely begin ... » More | | Energy »View all Cap-and-trade auction revenue bill moves to Senate floor Aug. 27
A bill buried in the paperwork from last year has been dusted off and will be put up for a vote in this last week of session. AB 1405 (Kevin De ... » More
Bill to regulate electricity for cars Aug. 20
CMTA has concerns with SB 1435 (Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima) that would expand CPUC ... » More |
Workers' Comp »View all Almaraz/Guzman decision to result in work comp increase Aug. 20
Thursday, August 19th, the Sixth District Court of Appeal released their decision on the Almaraz/Guzman case. It affirmed the ... » More
WCIRB recommends 29.6% pure premium hike Aug. 13
On Wednesday this week, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) voted to recommend a 29.6% increase on California’s ... » More | | Corp. Counsel »View all Bill to curb corporations political activities fails vote June 18
On June 16th of this week, the Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee failed to pass of a bill aimed at curbing corporate involvement in ... » More
Tort reform bills fail Assembly committee May. 14
Last week, two tort reform bills failed to pass the Assembly Judiciary Committees despite the fact that the measures were a part of a tort reform ... » More | | Environment »View all Bisphenol A ban close to passing Aug. 27
CMTA, and many others, oppose SB 797 (Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills) to ban the use ... » More
Annual Environmental Excellence Awards Aug. 20
Environmental Excellence Awards Applications are now being accepted in conjunction with the California Manufacturers & Technology Association, ... » More |
Labor and employment »View all Slave labor bills create nightmare of record keeping and fines May. 21
Last year, Senate President pro Tempore Darrel Steinberg (D-Sacramento) introduced and moved a bill, SB 657, to mandate that manufacturers and ... » More
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 | | Education »View all CTE bill to cause harm rather than good June 18
On June 23 the Senate Education Committee will hear AB 1223 (Marty Block, D-San Diego) which defines “linked learning programs” in ... » More
CTE given as choice for HS graduation April 16
A bill to add career technical education (CTE) as an option for pupils to fulfill their high school graduation requirement has passed its first ... » 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 Cell Phone Labeling March 19
Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) has introduced SB 1212, Cell Phones: Specific ... » More
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 |