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Bills on Consent – What Qualifies?

March 18, 2020 2:50 amMarch 17, 2020 9:18 pm

Bills considered in the California Legislature without controversy are placed on the “consent calendar,” which means that the bill does not have to be presented by its author or debated by legislators. All bills on the consent calendar are dispensed...

California Cities in Critical Condition

March 18, 2020 2:21 amMarch 17, 2020 9:09 pm

The recent and long overdue correction in the stock market, triggered by a global pandemic paralyzing huge segments of the U.S. and global economy, will cause sales tax revenues to crater for as long as “social distancing” mandates remain in...

CAG Interview: Assemblyman Jim Patterson Discusses Importance of Executive Authority Over Emergency Coronavirus Funding

March 17, 2020 3:57 pmMarch 18, 2020 9:14 am

‘To me, the alternative here is a bunch of self-interested politicians – a political grab like the greenhouse gas funding,’ Patterson said. ‘The governor owns this. And if he does the right decision-making, we all benefit.’ “Like it or...

California Governor and Legislators Suspend Procedures and Rules to Pass Emergency $500 M to $1 Billion Coronavirus Funding

March 17, 2020 11:04 amMarch 17, 2020 11:24 am

The California Legislature passed emergency funding Monday providing $500 million to be used to combat COVID-19, and authority for total expenditures up to $1 billion to the Governor. There were no Assembly or Senate Budget Committee hearings, and the Proposition...

Affirmative Action Could Return Under New State Constitutional Amendment Proposal

March 17, 2020 2:19 amMarch 17, 2020 11:27 am

A new state constitutional amendment proposed last week to reinstate affirmative action in California gained more political support during the weekend, potentially setting up the largest fight over the issue in California since 2014. A new challenge to affirmative action...

California Election Integrity in Jeopardy With Vote-by-Mail Ballots to Every Voter

March 16, 2020 2:31 pmMarch 17, 2020 7:26 am

‘Regular people, regardless of party affiliation, they really do want fair and honest elections.’ The Election Integrity Project California is warning that an all-vote-by-mail ballot election in the state and the state’s largest cities, means hundreds of thousands of...

California Legislature: Concurrence in Bill Amendments

March 16, 2020 6:15 amMarch 15, 2020 8:52 pm

As the California Legislature is a bicameral body, after a bill has been passed by its house of origin, it is transmitted to the other house for further consideration. If the second house makes amendments to the bill, then the...