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CA Senators and Assembly Members Exempt From COVID Vax Mandate, but Capitol Staffers Must Get Booster

February 10, 2022 5:02 pmFebruary 10, 2022 5:13 pm

The Globe has been told by State Capitol staffers that members of the Assembly and Senate are exempted from COVID vaccine mandates, but Capitol staffers are not, and in fact are required to receive a booster by March 1st. How...

California’s Voluntary Candidate Spending Limits

January 10, 2022 3:10 pmJanuary 10, 2022 12:54 pm

Initially enacted by the state’s voters in June 1988 by Prop. 73, there are “voluntary expenditure ceilings in the California Government Code, Title 9 (Political Reform), Chapter 5 (Limitations on Contributions), Article 4, containing Sections 85400 – 85403. Article 4...

California State Senate Going Back to Remote Voting for Members

January 8, 2022 11:32 amJanuary 8, 2022 12:09 pm

The California Globe heard from a member of the State Senate Friday evening that they won’t be shutting down for two weeks, but will be going back to remote voting – because COVID. Again. This, despite that Office of Legislative...

Impeachment of California State Officers

January 8, 2022 7:53 amJanuary 8, 2022 8:00 am

The California Constitution, like its federal counterpart, allows for the impeachment and conviction of certain state officials. The U.S. Constitution provides in Article I, Section 2 that “The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall...

Some California Constitutional Provisions Can Be Waived

January 6, 2022 3:33 pmJanuary 6, 2022 2:41 pm

When the Legislature initially followed the Governor’s shelter at home order and passed two budget-related bills on March 16, 2020, it required waiver of two constitutional requirements. The first was the required three readings of a bill prior to its...

Required Session Reports by California Legislative Leaders

January 4, 2022 7:23 amJanuary 4, 2022 6:29 am

The two houses of the California Legislature have majority and minority party leaders. In the Assembly, they are the Speaker for the majority party and the Minority or Republican Leader for the minority party. In the Senate, they are the...

Would MORE Legislators Better Govern California?

December 13, 2021 2:20 amDecember 15, 2021 3:32 pm

Author’s note – I’m sorry you just spilled – or worse – your coffee or whatever all over your screen when you read the headline. I suggest taking a minute to clean up and then take a deep calming breath...