Tag: Affordability Agenda
Budget Writers: AB 1776 Will Worsen State Deficit
Two new estimates — including one from the California Department of Finance — affirm what experts have been saying for months: legislation to rewrite...
Chamber Urges Committee: Reject Risky Antitrust Plan
The California Chamber of Commerce, along with a large and diverse coalition representing key parts of the state’s economy, is urging the state Senate...
Setting the Record Straight on AB 2564: Myths vs. Facts
As California’s legislative session nears its conclusion at the end of the month, CalChamber continues to oppose AB 2564 (Ward; D-San Diego), a bill...
State Lawmakers to Consider Cost Cutter Bill
When legislators return on Monday, they are scheduled to consider a priority bill for the California Chamber of Commerce that would provide state lawmakers...
Chamber Efforts Yield Success on Cost Drivers
A review of legislative actions before the summer break shows that opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce, local chambers of commerce and allied...
Busy Week Ahead Before Legislative Summer Break
In the final week before their summer break, legislators are scheduled to consider many priority bills for the California Chamber of Commerce that could...
Cost Drivers Fail to Move; Cost Cutters Still Alive
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce and allied groups stopped several Cost Driver bills from advancing beyond the house in which they...
Cost Drivers Held in Assembly Appropriations
A number of bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as Cost Drivers that would have made the state less affordable for businesses...
Dangers in Rewriting California Antitrust Law
Twenty-five professors at California universities are urging legislators to reject a sweeping change to the state’s antitrust law, warning that pending legislation is a...
CalChamber Adds Bills to ‘Cost Cutters’ List
Four legislative proposals that would take aim at the kind of business costs that deepen California’s affordability crisis have been added to CalChamber’s list...
