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Is It Time for a Federal Tax Conformity Bill in California?

January 28, 2023 3:06 pmJanuary 29, 2023 10:42 am

The tax laws of most states are an off-shoot of the federal tax laws contained in the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). In California, the general rule is that California only conforms to federal law as it was in effect on...

Grid Expert: Replacing Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant with Renewables ‘Can’t Be Done’

January 28, 2023 9:15 amJanuary 28, 2023 9:27 am

With recent legislation limiting the lifetime of California’s last remaining nuclear power plant to eight more years, the debate about replacement power has once again been thrust to the forefront of environmental concerns: will higher emissions after the shutdown of...

Are Bills with Only Findings and Declarations Considered Substantive?

January 28, 2023 8:48 amJanuary 28, 2023 8:54 am

In the California Legislature, we know that bills that lack proposed substantive law changes are considered “placeholder” measures and generally do not get referred to a policy committee by the Senate or Assembly Rules Committees. In almost all instances, those...

California Reparations Task Force Meets In San Diego With New Pressures Upon Them

January 27, 2023 7:37 pm

The California Reparations Task Force met on Friday at San Diego State University for a series of meetings lasting for two days covering both monetary and non-monetary payments. Secretary of State Shirley Weber stressed that the Force needs to create...

California Physicians’ Free Speech Win with AB 2098 Injunction Upheld

January 27, 2023 1:09 pmJanuary 27, 2023 3:34 pm

Assembly Bill 2098, California’s medical misinformation law, has suffered its first legal defeat. A judge in California agreed with a request for preliminary injunction to protect five California physicians from the Medical Board of California. AB 2098 empowers the Medical...

Disqualification of Judges in California

January 27, 2023 11:17 amJanuary 27, 2023 11:20 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) provides the basis for the disqualification of judges. These provisions of law are found in Chapter 3 of Title 2 of Part 1. CCP Section 170 specifies that a judge has a duty to...

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Constitutionality Of CARE Courts

January 27, 2023 7:15 amJanuary 27, 2023 7:17 am

Three civil rights groups filed a petition on Thursday with the California Supreme Court to block the implementation of the CARE Courts program, which had been signed into law by Governor Newsom last year. According to the state, the Community...