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Introduction to Regulatory Drafting

May 10, 2026 6:09 pmMay 10, 2026 6:09 pm

What is regulatory drafting? Regulatory drafting or regulations drafting is the work done by state executive branch officials in agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and bureaus that have rulemaking authority under the California Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Of course, regulations can...

EPA Announces Nationwide E15 Fuel Waiver, Delivers Relief at the Pump for Western States

March 25, 2026 1:38 pmMarch 25, 2026 2:09 pm

In a decisive move to combat rising fuel prices and strengthen America’s energy independence, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced today a nationwide emergency waiver for E15 and E10 ethanol-blended fuels. The action, effective May 1, 2026, removes seasonal restrictions on...

AG Bonta Sues Trump Admin Over USDA Grant Conditions Enforcing Immigration Law, Biological Reality, and Merit

March 24, 2026 11:29 amMarch 24, 2026 11:35 am

In what has become a ritual of resistance, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday he is co-leading a 21-state coalition in yet another federal lawsuit against the Trump administration—this time targeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to attach...

Procedures for Determining Pilot Tariffs

October 24, 2025 2:30 amOctober 24, 2025 6:23 am

Division 5, Chapter 6, Article 2 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with general provisions related to pilotage tariff determinations and Procedures for pilots in Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Section...

California Doubles Down on COVID-Era Overreach with AB 144

September 23, 2025 7:00 amSeptember 23, 2025 7:33 pm

California lawmakers just proved they learned nothing from the COVID years. In the final hours of session, they gutted and amended Assembly Bill 144 — handing the Department of Public Health unchecked power to dictate vaccines for all Californians, while...

U.S. Labor Secretary Cutting 63 Regulations on Work Rules Fulfilling Trump Promise

July 7, 2025 2:55 amJuly 7, 2025 6:11 am

The Trump Administration Department of Labor gave America an early Independence Day gift last week: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced she will cut 63 costly and burdensome regulations, anti-business holdovers from the Obama and Biden administrations. The idea is to...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Halting Offshore Wind Power Developments

May 5, 2025 4:51 pmMay 5, 2025 4:54 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a new lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, suing them for attempting to “freeze the development of offshore wind energy” along with 17 other attorneys general from across the country. According to State of...