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California Lawmakers Vote for Union to Set Wages and Hours in Fast-Food Restaurants

August 17, 2022 8:06 am

California is bleeding businesses to lower tax, lower regulatory, more business-friendly states. Yet the SEIU is pushing a bill to create a “fast food council” responsible for setting wages, working hours and other health and safety standards for the entire...

California Natural Gas Pipeline Safety

August 17, 2022 7:10 amAugust 17, 2022 8:13 am

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Public Utilities Code Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 4.5, Article 2 provides the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 2011, which is contained in Section 955 to 972. Section 955 names the act....

Gov. Newsom Applauds ‘Inflation Reduction Act’

August 16, 2022 5:21 pmAugust 17, 2022 3:07 pm

“Just as you can’t drink yourself sober, you cannot spend your way out of inflation or tax yourself out of recession or borrow your way out of debt. Yet that’s what the Democrats claim they can do,” California Rep. Tom...

California’s Tribal Government Gaming and Self-Sufficiency Act

August 16, 2022 3:36 pmAugust 16, 2022 3:49 pm

In November 1998, state voters approved the Tribal Government Gaming and Economic Self-Sufficiency Act by passing Proposition 5. The proposition, which amended state law but not the State Constitution, required the state to enter into a specific compact with Indian tribes...

Bill To Prohibit One Pound Disposable Propane Tanks Passed By Assembly

August 16, 2022 10:38 am

A bill to prohibit the sale of one pound disposable propane tanks in California by 2028 was passed in the Assembly on Monday. Senate Bill 1256, authored by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), would begin the ban on January 1, 2028....

A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

California Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund

August 16, 2022 9:19 amAugust 16, 2022 9:33 am

The Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund is designed to “Jumpstart critical climate solutions through flexible, low-cost credit and credit support.” California has numerous formal acts in statute. Government Code Title 6.7, Division 1, Chapter 2, Article 6.7 provides the Climate...

California Target Area Contract Preference Act

August 15, 2022 4:15 pmAugust 15, 2022 4:19 pm

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Government Code Title 1, Division 5, Chapter 10.5 provides the Target Area Contract Preference Act, which is contained in Section 4530 to 4535.3. Chapter 10.5 was added in 1983 by Chapter 323. Section...