Issues
State Air Resources Board Updates Plan for California to Reach Carbon Neutrality
After conducting a series of workshops over the last year and a half, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved an updated version of...
Economic Uncertainty, Need to Improve Business Climate Top of Mind for California Voters
California voters are readying themselves to face lean economic times, and want state elected leaders to do likewise, according the latest CalChamber poll, the...
Voters’ Unease on Crime, Homelessness Colors Views of Future
Based on the CalChamber poll’s findings, it is safe to say that economic concerns are at the root of voter anxiety in California. But...
Drought Relief Top Priority for Voters; Climate Change Costs a Concern
Along with the economy, top of mind for voters is the drought, according to the CalChamber People’s Voice poll.
By a 4 to 1 margin,...
CalChamber Poll: Voters Maintain Support for Proposition 13, Increase Support for Improving Resolution of Labor Litigation
Voters have strong opinions about issues affecting the state’s economy and their personal well-being, as shown in the People’s Voice, 2022 CalChamber poll.
A bedrock...
Congress Moves Quickly to Avert Railroad Strike
Congress is moving swiftly to prevent a rail strike between the major freight railroads and 12 labor unions.
On November 30, the U.S. House of...
Many Privacy Rights Act Provisions Take Effect Jan. 1
Originally passed in 2018 and effective in 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a comprehensive privacy law aimed at enhancing California residents’...
Cal/OSHA Considers Removing Exclusion Pay Mandate from New COVID Rule
As the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) prepares to vote on the next iteration of California’s COVID-19 emergency regulation, one important...
Despite Economic Ranking, California Has Third Worst Business Tax Climate in U.S.
California’s global rank among economies may be fifth, sixth or even fourth, but bragging rights make little difference to the day-to-day struggles that business...
18 Newspapers Across State Reject Proposition 30
Newspapers across California are urging their readers to vote no on Proposition 30, a November ballot measure that proposes to raise the tax on...
