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How Productive Is the California Supreme Court?

March 10, 2023 7:12 amMarch 10, 2023 7:19 am

Undoubtedly there are different metrics for determining how “productive” a branch of state government is. For example, for the legislative branch, how many bills do they process each year? For the executive branch, how many individuals or businesses are licensed...

AB 1105: Sale of Net Operating Losses

March 10, 2023 7:08 amMarch 10, 2023 7:10 am

Assembly Bill 1105 (Petrie-Norris) was recently amended to provide for the sale of net operating losses (NOLs). AB 1105 would amend Revenue and Taxation Code Sections 17276 and 24416, as well as add Revenue and Taxation Code Sections 17137 and...

District Court Judge Rules California Cannot Ban Sale Of Alligator, Crocodile Products

March 9, 2023 2:00 pmMarch 9, 2023 2:00 pm

A U.S. District Court judge ruled on Wednesday that California cannot ban the sale of alligator and crocodile products, finalizing a suit that began over three years ago. While California has had a ban on Alligator meat and skins for approximately...

Governor Newsom Ends $54 Million Department of General Services Contract With Walgreens

March 9, 2023 7:03 amMarch 9, 2023 9:32 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that the state will be ending a $54 million contract with Walgreens, the first of likely many state actions against the pharmacy and retail company following an announcement earlier this week that the state...

What Is a Reversion Clause?

March 9, 2023 6:43 amMarch 9, 2023 6:48 am

Readers of California legislation have likely seen a reversion clause when reviewing a fiscal bill, usually the budget bill or budget bill junior. A “reversion clause” is used with one or more appropriations. This clause means that state funds revert...

The Real World Impact of Gov. Newsom’s Edict About Walgreens

March 8, 2023 5:47 pmMarch 9, 2023 6:35 am

Walgreens’ announced last week that the pharmacy chain would no longer sell abortion pills in 20 states after attorney generals from those states threatened legal action. Walgreens’ decision came about following the United States Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...

Garcetti Squeezes Through Committee Vote

March 8, 2023 3:55 pmMarch 8, 2023 4:05 pm

Despite being called “unfit to represent our country” by his own former communications director, erstwhile Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti squeaked through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today and his 600-day-old nomination to become ambassador to India is now headed...