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Motions in the California Legislature

May 29, 2022 8:22 amMay 29, 2022 8:26 am

There are a number of formal motions that can be made on the Floors of the California Legislature. These motions are contained in the respective Assembly Rules and Senate Rules. The following is an overview of those motions specified in...

Drafting Tribal Compact Legislation in California

May 28, 2022 7:22 amMay 28, 2022 7:29 am

As part of the state government’s formal relationship with Indian tribes in the State of California, the Governor and individual tribes enter into compacts pursuant to federal law. After the Governor negotiates a compact with a tribal government, the Legislature...

The Abundance Choice, Part 8: The Union Factor

May 28, 2022 2:22 amMay 31, 2022 4:47 pm

The moment we met Robbie Hunter, then president of the State Building and Construction Trades Council, we knew we were in the presence of a man who does not lose. Assemblyman Devon Mathis had urged me to contact the construction unions...

With Water Cut to Rice Growers, Colusa County Asks for Economic Assistance

May 27, 2022 7:17 amMay 29, 2022 8:24 am

Colusa County in Northern California is the top producer of rice in the Sacramento Valley. Colusa County historically produces more than 150,000 acres of rice in a normal year. But in 2022, Colusa officials say they will only be able...

CA Senate Passes Guaranteed Basic Income Bill for ‘Homeless’ Graduating High Schoolers

May 26, 2022 4:55 pmMay 27, 2022 9:24 am

The California State Senate just passed Senate Bill 1341 by Sen. Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley), to establish a guaranteed income program to 15,000 homeless graduating high school seniors. The “California Success, Opportunity, and Academic Resilience (CalSOAR)” is now headed to...

What Are Legislative Committee Bills?

May 26, 2022 11:09 amMay 26, 2022 11:13 am

When we think of authoring bills, we generally, and appropriately, think about legislators. However, committees can also author bills. The rules related to committee bills are found in Assembly Rule 47 and Senate Rule 23. Assembly Rules Assembly Rule 47...

The Abundance Choice, Part 7: An Environmentalist Juggernaut

May 26, 2022 2:25 amMay 30, 2022 1:32 pm

Environmentalists in California, who constitute much of the vanguard of environmentalism in the world, have normalized extremism. The solutions they’ve proposed to supposedly save the planet, and the premises they’ve convinced millions of people to accept as beyond debate, constitute...