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U-Haul Names Top Growth States of 2019… and Inadvertently Identifies States People are Fleeing

January 21, 2020 5:04 pmJanuary 22, 2020 7:16 pm

DIY movers showed again in the 2019 U-Haul state migration index that the top inbound migrations states Americans are moving to are once again in the Southeast quadrant of the country. Florida, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington and Alabama...

University of California Proposes Tuition Hike Days After New Bill Would Make Some CSU Tuition Free

January 19, 2020 2:07 amJanuary 18, 2020 11:11 pm

The University of California announced a possible tuition hike for all undergraduate state residents. The Board of Regents currently have two proposals for tuition rises. Under one, all undergraduate state resident students would see a $348 price increase next year,...

Types of Lobbying Clients and Services

January 19, 2020 2:03 amJanuary 19, 2020 9:03 am

There are several different types of clients for contract lobbyists, each requiring different levels and types of services. Some clients are at the low-end of service level, while other clients are at the high-end of service level. Contract lobbyists may...

School-Sent Firearm Storage Material Bill Passes Assembly Committee

January 17, 2020 4:13 pm

A bill that would send parents materials on safe home firearm storage through schools has unanimously passed a second Assembly committee vote. Under AB 276, authored by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), the Department of Education and Department of Justice would...

State Audit Of Workers Compensation Uncovers Lengthy Delays In Claims for Californians Injured On The Job

January 17, 2020 6:52 amJanuary 17, 2020 6:57 am

California’s first-ever audit of its Division of Workers Compensation finds that people who are injured on the job may have to wait years to receive the benefits they are entitled to by law. In addition, medical evaluations approved by the...

HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections are Targeted in New Bill

January 17, 2020 6:36 amJanuary 17, 2020 10:51 am

A new bill introduced on Thursday aims to not only lower HIV, Hepatitis C, and other STI rates in California, but comes with an ultimate goal of eradicating the HIV epidemic throughout the state. The new bill and vulnerable demographics...

Legislative Rules and Procedures by Statute

January 17, 2020 6:12 amJanuary 17, 2020 6:15 am

In California’s Government Code, there are several code sections that set forth legislative rules and procedures. These statutes were added by Proposition 24 in 1984 and are found in Title 2, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 8, Article 3. The...