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Chart of November Ballot Measures and Their Status

June 20, 2024 1:25 pmJune 20, 2024 1:25 pm

On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the General Election in California, and across the nation, will take place. There are up to 14 measures that could be voted on by the statewide electorate. The following chart provides a listing of those...

Frequently Asked Questions about the Middle Part of the Legislative Session

June 20, 2024 2:30 amJune 20, 2024 2:31 am

What generally happens in the middle part of the California Legislative Session? Immediately after the house of origin deadline, the budget deliberations are in full swing and bills must quickly be considered in the second house. The first half of...

Group of California State Capitol Advocates Publish California Lobbying Manual

June 19, 2024 3:00 amJune 19, 2024 3:01 am

Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company has just released the “California Lobbying Manual,” a collaborative effort among leading government relations professionals at the State Capitol. There are 58 authors of the Lobbying Manual, which is just over 500 pages in length with 95...

Frequently Asked Questions about the First Part of the Legislative Session

June 19, 2024 2:30 amJune 19, 2024 2:31 am

What generally happens in the first part of the California Legislative Session? During the first part of the first year of a two-year Session, legislators await their committee assignments, consider proposals for authoring bills and, for the new Members, they...

Why do California’s Democrat Politicians Fear Voters?

June 18, 2024 8:03 amJune 18, 2024 9:56 am

Leaked emails from California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office proves what we’ve known all along – “Democrat politicians care more about playing politics to score points than do what’s right for the People,” Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Riverside) Tweeted Monday, following the...

Frequently Asked Questions about Bills with Public’s Right of Access Disclaimers

June 18, 2024 2:30 amJune 17, 2024 7:24 pm

Have you ever read a bill and found a section at the end of the bill discussing the public’s right of access being limited by the bill? The following is an example from a bill in the California Legislature: SEC....

California State Assembly nearly empty except for a few folks in the balcony.

June 27 Is a Key California Legislative Deadline

June 17, 2024 4:00 amJune 17, 2024 6:26 am

Thursday, June 27, is an important day for the California Legislature on several fronts. That day is when the 12 days expire for the Governor to act on AB 107 by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), the Budget Bill, which...