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Unemployment Fraud Climbs to $32 Billion with No Accountability in Sight

October 8, 2022 2:45 amOctober 8, 2022 8:14 am

If giving unemployment benefits to criminals sitting behind bars or fraudsters in foreign countries wasn’t enough to make your stomach turn, recently, we learned that California’s unemployment fraud initial estimate of $20 billion is closer to $32 billion and counting. During the...

A Brief Analysis of the Cal Chamber’s ‘Job Killer’ Bill Program

October 7, 2022 1:47 pmOctober 7, 2022 1:56 pm

The California Chamber of Commerce is well-known for its annual “Job Killer” designation that has been in existence for just over a quarter century. How have bills fared with the Job Killer designation during the past five gubernatorial administrations? Let’s...

California ‘Windfall Gas Tax Profits:’ Gas Now $2.55 Above the National Average

October 7, 2022 7:27 amOctober 8, 2022 8:14 am

Californians are paying the highest gas prices in the entire nation thanks to the state’s “windfall gas tax profits.” The average price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. is $3.891 according to AAA. California’s average price for a...

Why California Bills Do Not Use And/Or

October 7, 2022 6:35 amOctober 7, 2022 6:42 am

While legal language often includes the use of the term “and/or,” this term is not used in California statutes nor in the drafting of bills in this state. While lawyers may use and/or in contracts, court pleadings, and even some...

Gov. Newsom and West Coast Leaders Sign Climate Agreement… to ‘Dominate?’

October 7, 2022 2:45 amOctober 8, 2022 8:13 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, and British Columbia Premier John Horgan “doubled down” on Thursday and signed a new Statement of Cooperation, another climate agreement – the Pacific Coast Collaborative – “recommitting” the Western...

Eliminating Legalese in California Statutes

October 6, 2022 3:01 pmOctober 6, 2022 3:08 pm

As part of the efforts to update and modernize California’s 29 Codes that contain over 155,000 statutes, the Office of Legislative Counsel is removing “legalese” from those statutory provisions. What do we mean by legalese? According to the dictionary, legalese...

Are Government Pensions Funds in Crisis Again?

October 6, 2022 7:00 amOctober 5, 2022 10:05 pm

If ever there were a case of Chicken Little, it’s the endless squawking over the imminent implosion of public employee pension funds. In California, ever since pension benefits were enhanced, retroactively, starting in 1999, critics have been claiming a pension...