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Will the California Budget Include Temporary Tax Increases?

June 6, 2024 6:44 amJune 6, 2024 6:44 am

While the Governor and Legislature adopted similar proposals just four years ago at the outset of the pandemic, there are proposed significant, temporary tax increases on California’s business community in the budget proposals currently under consideration. The net operating loss...

Ringside: Forest Thinning Adds Millions of Acre Feet to California’s Water Supply

June 6, 2024 2:45 amJune 6, 2024 2:46 am

Practical solutions to California’s energy and water shortages will always have a better chance of being implemented if they adhere to the limitations placed upon them by the climate lobby. Thankfully there are numerous solutions, strategic in their impact, that...

Frequently Asked Questions about Common Canons of Statutory Construction

June 6, 2024 2:30 amJune 6, 2024 2:31 am

What is the Constitutional Avoidance Canon? Under the Constitutional Avoidance Canon, statutes will be construed, if possible, to avoid questions about their constitutionality. The fundamental principle of the Constitutional Avoidance Canon is that a court should interpret the Constitution only...

Virginia Becomes First State To Drop California’s Vehicle Emissions Standards and Gas Car Ban

June 5, 2024 1:17 pmJune 5, 2024 1:17 pm

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced on Wednesday that Virginia would no longer be a part of California’s vehicle emissions standards, including California’s 2035 goal of banning gas-powered cars from being sold in the state. The California 2035 ban, first announced by...

California Democrats Pushing Bill to Require CSU, UC and Community Colleges to Hire ‘Undocumented Noncitizens’

June 5, 2024 10:37 amJune 6, 2024 10:15 am

Why are Democrats working so hard to replace Californians with illegal immigrants? Earlier in the year, the University of California Board of Regents smartly voted to halt a plan to allow illegal immigrant students to apply for jobs on campus....

Frequently Asked Questions about the Parts of a California Bill

June 5, 2024 2:30 amJune 5, 2024 2:31 am

What is a bill? The Legislative Counsel defines a bill as “a proposed law, introduced during a session for consideration by the Legislature, and identified numerically in order of presentation.” Which Legislative Session is designated? At the top of each...

Judge Denies Enviro Lawsuit to Stop Sites Reservoir Project

June 4, 2024 6:20 pmJune 5, 2024 10:54 am

Judge Samuel T. McAdam of the Yolo County Superior Court denied an environmental lawsuit to halt the Sites Reservoir project, addressing the streamlined legal process that led to the quick ruling, Courthouse News reported Tuesday afternoon. The petitioners were Friends...