Legislative Analyst Forecasts Multiyear State Budget Deficits
The new year will bring in big changes to California politics and governance.
Some 35 new legislators will start work in the State Capitol. A...
The People’s Voice: Annual Poll Outlines Priorities for New Legislature
Some key takeaways from this year’s CalChamber poll, The People’s Voice 2024, include the fact that California voters want more focus on growing jobs...
Flawed Premise Undermines Case for More Regulation of Markets
Is the California free market sufficiently competitive, or should the Legislature and courts make new rules governing the state’s $4 trillion economy? This complex...
California Motion Picture and TV Industry Dynamic, Competitive
As the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) met earlier this month for another deep dive on competition issues, a newly released report has found...
AI Models Bill Will Hurt Economy, State Industry Leadership, Study Concludes
The California economy and state leadership in the global artificial intelligence (AI) industry will be hurt by a pending bill that aims to establish...
CalChamber Continues Challenge to Proposed Antitrust Overhaul
The California Chamber of Commerce last week provided a second round of comments to a state commission that California’s antitrust and competition laws should...
Trillion-Dollar Tech and Innovation Sector Key to California Economic Success
Technology and innovation are key drivers of economic development in California, creating well-paid jobs throughout the state and producing an outsized proportion of tax...
Analysis: May Budget Revision Released
Governor Newsom announced his strategy to address an estimated $27.6 billion deficit for the upcoming budget year, and a $28.4 billion projected deficit for...
CalChamber Challenges Proposed Antitrust Overhaul
The California Chamber of Commerce made the case this week that California’s antitrust and competition laws do not need to be radically changed to...
New Paper Raises Concerns with Proposal to Tax Internet Links
Proposed legislation to tax internet providers for sharing news stories will create new barriers to access information and “break the fundamental structure of the...
A Multitude of Minimum Wages
California no longer has a minimum wage. Instead, the state has 50 minimum wages, differing depending on where you work or what you do.
California...
Governor Proposes Belt-Tightening Budget Approach with No General Tax Hikes
It’s a problem, but not a crisis.
The state budget proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom would maintain the trajectory of state spending without major disruptions...
State Budget Deficits Tagged at $68 Billion; Revenue Estimate May Worsen Next Year
California’s famously volatile tax machine has delivered another dose of unpredictability.
Stanford Study Details State Road to Net-Zero Emissions
Scholars at the Stanford Center for Carbon Storage and Stanford Carbon Removal Initiative recently released a landmark study providing an independent assessment of decarbonization options and alternatives.
Poll Shows Voter Attitudes About Living in California
California voters have grown more anxious and pessimistic about living in California than a year ago, according to findings from the California Chamber of...
People’s Voice: Voter Beliefs about Their Future in California
The CalChamber Poll, The People’s Voice 2023, found that California voters have grown more anxious and pessimistic about living in California. Notably, a strong...
People’s Voice: Affordability, Crime Among Top Voter Concerns
The CalChamber poll, The People’s Voice, 2023, found that California voters have grown more anxious and pessimistic about living in California. Voters believe their...