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Vote by Mail Extension: SB 29 on Fast Track to Enactment

January 29, 2021 10:27 amFebruary 2, 2021 1:20 pm

Senate Bill 29 by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Orange County) has already passed the State Senate and is headed to a quick enactment as an urgency statute. SB 29 would extend to the requirement to mail a ballot to every registered...

New Bill Creates the ‘Keep California Working Act’

January 4, 2021 11:55 amJanuary 4, 2021 11:59 am

Last month, Senators Andreas Borgeas and Anna Caballero introduced Senate Bill 74, which would create the “Keep California Working Act,” which is a proposed grant program. SB 74 would add Section 12098.8 to the Government Code. SB 74 would establish...

Assemblywoman Shirley Weber Tapped By Governor Newsom As Next Sec. of State

December 22, 2020 7:36 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) to fill the newly vacant position of Secretary of State of California. Governor Newsom’s decision came only hours after he made the post vacant by selecting the soon-to-be former...

SCA 1 – ‘Yes’ means Yes, ‘No’ means No on Referenda

December 8, 2020 3:07 pmDecember 10, 2020 8:46 am

On December 7, the first day of the California Legislature’s 2021-22 Session, Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), introduced Senate Constitutional Amendment 1, which would place this measure before the statewide voters in June 2022 to make changes to Article II...

Governor Newsom Issues New Executive Orders: Zero Emission Vehicles, COVID

September 24, 2020 6:26 amSeptember 24, 2020 6:36 am

Governor Gavin Newsom issued two Executive Orders (EO) on September 23. Both are detailed with important guidance to the California business community. The following summarizes the two EOs. Governor Executive Order 79-20 Governor Newsom issued his Executive Order N-79-20. It...

Seat of Government

August 31, 2020 6:28 amAugust 31, 2020 6:29 am

The seat of a government is generally defined as the building or buildings where a government exercises its duties and responsibilities as set forth in a constitution or charter. In most jurisdictions, the capital of the city, state or country...

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Sen. John Moorlach: ‘CAFR 50, Where Are You?’

June 8, 2020 6:00 pmJune 8, 2020 6:42 pm

It’s June 8th, do you know where your state’s June 30, 2019 State Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFRs) is? Did you know that 49 of the 50 nation’s states have completed and published their annual audited financial statements? Even...