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CalChamber Appeals Court Decision Upholding Cap-and-Trade Revenues
The California Chamber of Commerce this week petitioned the California Supreme Court to review the split decision by the 3rd District Court of Appeal...
Governor’s May Budget Revise Continues to Hold Line on Spending
Last week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. released a revised budget plan for 2017–18 that continues to restrain new spending. The Governor warned that...
Tourism Spending Grows for 7th Year in Row
California’s travel industry grew for the seventh consecutive year since the 2007–2009 recession, according to a May report prepared for Visit California and the...
Gender Tax Bill Raises Litigation Concerns for California Businesses
The California Assembly will soon be considering a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that could require businesses to settle consumer complaints with...
Business Owners Come to Sacramento to Explain Problems with Gender Tax Bill
(From left) Small business owners Francisca Dumlao, Rosie Quintana and Graciela Fountain meet with CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Jennifer Barrera before visiting legislators to...
Latino Caucus Honors CalChamber Board Member Michael Lizárraga
Michael Lizárraga, a California Chamber of Commerce Board member and president and CEO of TELACU, was recognized for achievement in business as a recipient...
13 CalChamber Members Creating Jobs with Help from Tax Credit
Thirteen California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as recipients of the...
CalChamber Releases 2017 Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce this week released its annual list of job killer bills to call attention to the negative impact that 23...
CalChamber Launches Member Referral Program
The California Chamber of Commerce has started a referral program to make it easy for members to invite others to learn more about the...
Split Appeals Court Decision Upholds Cap-and-Trade Revenues
In a 2-1 ruling, the 3rd District Court of Appeal has upheld the state’s practice of auctioning greenhouse gas (GHG) emission allowances to raise...
Indoor Heat Illness: Coalition Criticizes Draft Rule as Too Complex, Burdensome
A coalition of employer groups led by the California Chamber of Commerce this week detailed its objections to a draft regulation to prevent heat...
Business Opportunities in Asia Abound
The many trade and investment opportunities existing in key Asian markets were the common theme of remarks by senior commercial officers from the U.S....
Political Campaign Veteran Joins Speaker Lineup at CalChamber Summit
Lanhee J. Chen, a veteran of several high-profile political campaigns, will be a speaker at the California Chamber of Commerce Capitol Summit on May...
Proposition 65 Compliance Challenges Include Warning Rules, Litigation Threat
Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is the most far-reaching consumer “right to know” law in the nation....
Governor, CalChamber Chair to Speak at Sacramento Host Breakfast
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will be the featured speaker at the annual Sacramento Host Breakfast on June 1, co-sponsored by the California Chamber...