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Tribal-State Gaming Compacts Considered by the State Legislature

October 20, 2024 9:04 amOctober 20, 2024 9:04 am

Have you ever wondered how many tribal-state gaming compacts are considered each session by the California Legislature? While the Governor has exclusive authority to negotiate tribal-state gaming compacts, they are considered and approved by the Legislature by way of a...

California Bills That Take Immediate Effect

October 20, 2024 8:57 amOctober 20, 2024 8:57 am

In California, statutes generally take effect on January 1 following the year in which they were signed into law (e.g., a bill signed by Governor Newsom in September 2024 usually takes effect on January 1, 2025). However, there are statutes...

Total Measures Considered in Prior Legislative Sessions

October 20, 2024 8:51 amOctober 20, 2024 8:52 am

What are the total number of legislative measures introduced in prior session? In the California Legislature, there are three types of legislative measures: bills, constitutional amendments, and resolutions. There are three types of resolutions: house, concurrence, and joint. And, there...

Bills in California Special Sessions

October 20, 2024 8:48 amOctober 20, 2024 8:48 am

I reviewed the special sessions over the past quarter century held by the California Legislature to examine how many measures are considered during those special sessions. The following are the results of my research: 2023-24 Session (2) 1st Extraordinary Session...

Gov. Newsom Bans Legacy Admissions, Pretending to Care About Merit

October 18, 2024 8:06 amOctober 18, 2024 8:06 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature have now banned “legacy” admissions to colleges. Hilariously, he asserts that college admissions should be based on merit. This is rich considering he has made “diversity, equity, and inclusion” the governing principle...

The Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies

October 18, 2024 2:30 amOctober 18, 2024 2:31 am

Article 7.6 deals with the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies. Section 9147.10 created the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies. The committee is required to ascertain facts and make recommendations to the Legislature concerning the state’s programs,...

Ringside: Would Suing the Bureaucracy Bring Us More Water?

October 17, 2024 6:30 amOctober 17, 2024 6:31 am

There isn’t a major water project in California in the last 30 years or more that hasn’t been subject to relentless litigation. Usually the litigators represent powerful environmentalist organizations, sometimes they represent social justice groups, and sometimes they represent labor....