California Legislature – Page 68

Looking Towards Suspense File Voting

May 11, 2023 6:27 amMay 11, 2023 6:38 am

Of the 2,661 bills introduced during the 2023 California Legislative Session, there are 1,770 Assembly Bills and 891 Senate Bills. Of those, just over 74% are keyed “fiscal” by the Office of Legislative Counsel. This means that if all of...

California Holds the Key to Western Water Security

May 9, 2023 9:00 amMay 9, 2023 9:01 am

Dams and aqueducts on the Colorado River make civilization possible in the American Southwest. But for the last 20 years, as a prolonged drought has gripped the region, withdrawals from the river have averaged 15 million acre-feet per year, while inflows into...

Lawsuit Challenges Public Access to LAUSD Employee Orientations

May 8, 2023 12:40 pmMay 8, 2023 12:50 pm

A lawsuit filed on Monday alleges that a California statute, Government Code § 3556, violates the First Amendment by denying the general public access to the dates, times and locations of new government employee orientations – all the while furnishing...

Globe Quiz on California Political and Elections Laws

April 29, 2023 6:57 amApril 29, 2023 7:00 am

This quiz is to test your knowledge about California’s political and election laws. Like federal judgeships, California appellate court justices serve lifetime appointments. Trial court and appellate court judges are all appointed by the Governor and then subject to confirmation...

The Role of the Media is to Hold Power Accountable

April 28, 2023 12:02 pmApril 28, 2023 12:02 pm

We recently learned President Joe Biden had a cheat sheet with a prewritten question from a journalist at Wednesday’s press conference. “A photographer caught a picture of the cheat sheet as the president held a press conference alongside South Korean...

A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

What Is Interim Study?

April 27, 2023 5:24 pmApril 27, 2023 5:33 pm

For those who watched or participated in the Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing on seven fentanyl bills on April 27, 2023, you would have heard that one bill was sent to “interim study.” Such a motion has not been regularly...

Globe Quiz on California Legislation Drafting

April 25, 2023 7:13 amApril 25, 2023 7:20 am

This quiz is to test your knowledge about legislative drafting in California. The Legislative Counsel provides legal advice to the Legislature, Governor, and all the other constitutional officers. The Legislative Counsel’s Digest provides a policy analysis of the bill’s provisions....