Frequently Asked Questions about Drafting Rules for Specific Types of Bills
How many main requirements are there for an appropriations bill? There are three major requirements for drafting bills that make…
Garvey and Policies: Where The Senate Candidate Stands On Issues At The Beginning Of 2024
For most of his campaign since entering the race in October, U.S. Senate candidate and former MLB baseball player Steve…
About Next Year… Through a Glass Darkly…
Instead of About Last Year, we thought the literal turning of the page on 2023 called for a look forward…
Frequently Asked Questions about Phrases Heard on the Floors of the California Legislature
What is a “Call of the House”? This is a phrase used to describe when the presiding officer directs the…
California Globe Year End: A Time for Choosing in 2024
In 1964, Ronald Reagan endorsed Republican Senator Barry Goldwater in the race for United States President in a now-famous speech,…
UC Berkeley Apologizes to Liberal Pro-Israel Oakland City Councilman
The University of California at Berkeley has apologized to a liberal Oakland City Councilman whose appearance at the school was…
Frequently Asked Questions about Legislative Branch Support Agencies
What is the Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC)? Founded in 1913, the Office of Legislative Counsel is a nonpartisan public…
January 1st brings Health Care for All Illegal Immigrants, and Crazifornia’s Universal Health Care
In 2019, California achieved another first, but it was not something to crow about. California became the first state to…
The Pandemic Is Over: Then Why Are There So Many More Californians Dying?
Note – the numbers used below are rounded for simplicity and come from state and federal sources. COVID has claimed…
Frequently Asked Questions about Informational and Oversight Hearings in the California Legislature
Committees of the California Legislature can conduct several types of hearings, including bill hearings, investigative or oversight hearings, and informational…