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Globe Contributor Releases Legislative Drafting Guidebook

June 15, 2024 10:00 amJune 15, 2024 2:16 pm

California Globe contributor, Chris Micheli, has just released his book to provide practical guidance on drafting the three types of measures used by the California Legislature: bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments. The book is called “Practical Guidance for Drafting Legislation...

Less Than Half of Californians Approve of Gov. Newsom, and the Legislature, a New PPIC Poll Finds

June 15, 2024 3:55 amJune 17, 2024 7:04 am

Less than half approve of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California legislature, and their own legislators, a new Public Policy Institute of California poll finds. “Gavin Newsom is by far the most unpopular Governor in America,” California Congressman Kevin Kiley noted...

Why High School Graduates Turn Out to Be College Illiterates

June 14, 2024 8:30 amJune 14, 2024 8:33 am

“Too many high school graduates are in for a rude awakening when they discover that their K-12 public education has left them woefully unprepared for the rigors of college coursework,” warns Lance Izumi, senior director of the Center for Education...

Small Business ‘Uncertainty’ Reaches Highest Level Since Pandemic Forced Business Closures

June 14, 2024 7:15 amJune 15, 2024 8:54 am

The National Federation of Independent Businesses released a new survey showing the highest Small Business “uncertainty” since 2020 during the pandemic, when “nonessential” businesses were forced to shut down. “The small business sector is responsible for the production of over...

California Legislature’s Budget Process Anything but Transparent Says Veteran Tax Fighter

June 13, 2024 9:07 amJune 13, 2024 9:07 am

“Last Wednesday afternoon, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire announced that the two legislative houses had agreed on a budget proposal. Less than 24 hours later, on Thursday morning, the Assembly Budget Committee took up the...

Californians for Safer Communities Urge AG Rob Bonta to Not Play Politics with Initiative to Reform Prop. 47

June 12, 2024 3:47 pmJune 13, 2024 8:52 am

Rampant retail theft throughout California cities has caused thousands of small business and store closures. Escalating fentanyl overdoses are killing young Californians at a stunning rate. In reaction to the destruction of California, 900,000 Californians signed the petition to qualify...

California AG Bonta Supports ‘Justice-Involved Individuals’ for HUD-Subsidized Housing

June 11, 2024 7:30 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced his support Monday for “justice-involved individuals’ need for safe, affordable housing with housing providers’ interest in maintaining the safety of their tenants and staffs.” Most Californians would tell AG Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom,...