California Governor Gavin Newsom released the “May Revision” to the state budget on Friday. The May Revision, or “May Revise,” takes into account actual state revenues collected through April....more
The California Legislature is considering a bill to simplify the process by which health insurers and plans credential providers. Currently, providers must satisfy the proprietary “credentialing” requirements of individual...more
6/8/2023
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has released his “May Revision” budget, which updates his initial FY2023-24 budget proposal released in January. His updated budget totals $307 billion--$10 billion more than he proposed in...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled his May Revision to his January $297 billion spending proposal for FY2023-24. His new proposal totals $307 billion and addresses a projected $31.5 billion deficit, a $9 billion...more
This week, California’s Supreme Court heard oral argument in Adolph v. Uber Technologies Inc., No. S274671, a case in which the Court is poised to decide whether it will, in effect, overrule part of a recent U.S. Supreme...more
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed itself in a 2-to-1 opinion and largely struck down a California law that would have prohibited employers from imposing binding arbitration of employment...more
The California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) criticized the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) recent and most sweeping revision of its Scoping Plan (Plan) to achieve legislatively mandated greenhouse gas (GHG)...more
Overview: A Status Quo Election? -
The outcome of the 2022 general election is largely determined now that almost every vote has been counted. As anticipated, it appears very little will change....more
With 95.1% of precincts partially reporting as of publication Wednesday morning, many state election outcomes are clear in California even as the picture nationally remains unclear....more
Governor Gavin Newsom, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and Senate President Toni Atkins have reached agreement on a more than $300 billion “budget framework” for the state’s 2022–23 budget. The full Legislature must approve...more
6/29/2022
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California legislators have passed a 2022–23 spending proposal. This year’s budget measure, Senate Bill 154, totals over 1,000 pages. The Senate voted 28 to 8 to send the budget to Governor Newsom. The final Assembly vote was...more
Historically Low Turnout Results in Status Quo Outcome -
California’s June top-two primary is when California voters choose their two favorites for state offices. Unlike in many other states, voters can pick any candidate...more
On Thursday, April 21, 2022, the Standards Board of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) adopted streamlined COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) regulations after several months of...more
4/26/2022
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On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, just a day before her bill was slated to be heard in the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) announced that she would hold the bill, which would have...more
With new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations falling to pre-surge levels, on February 25, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom acted to lift almost all of the remaining provisions of his COVID-19 executive orders (EOs)....more
With the recent Omicron surge of COVID-19 easing, on Monday, February 7, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California would be ending its statewide indoor mask mandate on February 15, 2022. The change will apply only...more
As anticipated, the California State Legislature passed legislation on Monday, February 7, 2022 to provide employees otherwise entitled to paid sick leave under state law with the right to supplemental paid leave retroactive...more
2/9/2022
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Proposed Legislation Will Require Employers to Provide Additional Leave -
Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced they had reached an agreement to restore California’s requirement that businesses provide...more
1/27/2022
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On Thursday, December 16, 2021, the Standards Board of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) voted to update and readopt rules it had previously put into effect to deal with the COVID-19...more
On Monday, December 13, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health announced a renewed mask mandate for all indoor settings. The new mandate requires that face coverings be worn by all...more
12/16/2021
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New Law Permits Local Governments to Continue to Meet Remotely Until 2024 -
California’s historic open meeting law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires that local governments conduct their business in public meetings and...more
9/21/2021
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OSHA to Issue Rules Requiring Employers With 100+ Employees to Ensure That Their Workers Are Vaccinated or Tested Weekly On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a new COVID-19 plan, aimed to control the spread of the...more
9/13/2021
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California Reopened When Rates of Infections Were Low and Vaccinations High -
On June 11, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom rescinded his March 19, 2020 “stay-at-home” order and many other restrictions his...more
8/19/2021
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California’s New Budget Commits the State to Record Health Care Spending -
California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature enacted a $196 billion spending plan for FY2021–22, including authorizing a 29% increase...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature enacted a $196 billion spending plan for FY 2021–22, the largest budget in state history. Buoyed by a record budget surplus estimated at $85 billion, including $26…...more
7/26/2021
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