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What is the Role of the State Controller of California?

November 8, 2021 2:19 amNovember 7, 2021 6:50 pm

The State Controller is the chief fiscal officer of California, the fifth largest economy in the world. The Controller is responsible for accountability and disbursement of the state’s financial resources and conducts independent audits of government agencies that spend state...

California’s Lieutenant Governor Has a Largely Ceremonial Role

November 7, 2021 2:15 amNovember 6, 2021 9:24 pm

California’s Lieutenant Governor (LG) has a largely ceremonial role in this state. He or she runs separately (i.e., the Lt. Governor is not on the same ticket as the Governor, as opposed to how the President and Vice President of...

2022 Brings Final (?) Minimum Wage Hike

November 6, 2021 2:25 amNovember 5, 2021 9:57 pm

Because of the enactment of SB 3 (Leno) in 2016, California’s minimum wage is going up yet again, perhaps for the final time? On January 1, 2022, the state’s minimum wage will be increased for all sizes of businesses, including...

Funding Follows Students with Education Savings Accounts Ballot Initiatives

November 5, 2021 10:59 am

As California spends approximately $22,000 per year for each child in the public school system, the state’s K-12 students continue to struggle under an outdated, one-size-fits-all system that is not focused on cultivating their unique talents and interests. Politics is...

Drafting Rules for Specific Types of Bills

November 5, 2021 2:38 amNovember 5, 2021 6:57 am

The purpose of this article is to provide some specific recommendations for drafting certain types of bills in California. This article covers appropriations bills, urgency bills, special statute bills, state mandated local program bills, tax levy bills, and double-jointing amendments....

Gloria Romero: Memo to My Party

November 4, 2021 3:28 pmNovember 4, 2021 4:12 pm

As a lifetime Democrat, I am horrified to see a Democratic Party I once revered—a party that sent us to the moon and back and inspired a new generation of youth like me with messaging replete with opportunity, hope, optimism,...

Town Council Votes to Make Oroville, CA Constitutional Republic City

November 4, 2021 3:26 pmApril 3, 2022 8:08 am

Unhappy with overreaching governmental policies such as the COVID-19 mask mandate, the Oroville City Council voted Tuesday to make Oroville a constitutional republic city, because the council and supporters said they believe citizens have rights under the U.S. Constitution to...