CalChamber
The California Chamber of Commerce is the largest, broad-based business advocate to government in California, working at the state and federal levels to influence government actions affecting all California business. As a not-for-profit, we leverage our front-line knowledge of laws and regulations to provide affordable and easy-to-use compliance products and services.
Dan Walters: Business Does Well in Capitol
By Dan Walters in The Sacramento Bee
The Capitol’s longest running conflict, as often noted in this space, pits business and employer groups against labor...
California Community College Board Unanimously Approves CalChamber-Endorsed Recommendations to Close Workforce Gap
The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges this week unanimously approved recommendations of a special task force on how to strengthen workforce...
8 CalChamber Members Creating Jobs with Help from California Competes Tax Credit
Eight California Chamber of Commerce member companies have been selected by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) as recipients for the...
CalChamber Issues Vote Record on Major Bills 2015
The California Chamber of Commerce has released a report of California legislators’ floor votes for the first year of the 2015-16 legislative session, focusing...
Growing Coalition of Labor, Business, Water, Environmental and Agriculture Leaders Oppose Deceptive “Cortopassi” Initiative
Responding to a post by The Sacramento Bee yesterday that the “Cortopassi” Initiative is poised to qualify for the November 2016 ballot, a growing...
News Release: Growing Coalition of Labor, Business, Water, Environmental and Agriculture Leaders Oppose Deceptive...
November 2, 2015
Contact: Kathy Fairbanks
Sacramento, CA — Responding to a post by The Sacramento Bee today that the “Cortopassi” Initiative is poised to qualify...
Capitol Coffee Break: Inappropriate Halloween Costumes at the Office
Halloween is just days away and more than 157 million Americans plan on celebrating this year. Employees wearing inappropriate costumes at the office is the...
Final Status Report Reflects Impact of CalChamber Advocacy
The California Chamber of Commerce has published its final status report on the top priority bills for California’s business community, showing the ultimate fate...
Fiscal Concerns Lead to Vetoes for Final Job Creator Bills
The Governor’s continued attention to fiscal prudence led to vetoes of two job creator bills that contained tax credits and a third job creator...
CalChamber Stops 18 of 19 Job Killer Bills
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday vetoed the two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills on his desk. In 2015, CalChamber identified 19...
CalChamber Reports on Status of Major Business Bills at Close of Session
Numerous business priorities remain to be considered by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. once they pass enrollment, the phase of the legislative process when...
Economic Advisory Council: Despite Drought, Challenges, California Continues Strong Economic Growth
Despite an ongoing drought and economic hurdles, California continues to enjoy strong overall economic growth, according to a recent report by the California Chamber...
California’s Lawsuit Climate Rank Ties All-Time Low
California’s lawsuit climate is among the worst in the country at number 47 out of 50, tying its all-time low ranking in 2012,...
CalChamber, Business Organizations Urge Appeals Court to Uphold Landmark Education Case
The California Chamber of Commerce has joined with other business organizations to file a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the landmark decision in Vergara v....
Four Job Creator Bills Go to Governor
Four California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bills have been sent to the Governor for action as of the end of the legislative session...
CalChamber Stops 16 Job Killer Bills
As the 2015 legislative session came to a close late Friday evening, 16 of 19 identified job killer bills had been effectively stopped through...
California Democrats Drop Oil Mandate in Climate Proposal
Brown and Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat, had pushed a far-reaching proposal to cut petroleum use by half,...
Legislative Update: Fiscal Committees Clear Files; One Job Killer Held in Committee
The Senate and Assembly Appropriations committees cleared their files yesterday, holding one job killer, and moving four to the Assembly Floor. In addition, three...
Fiscal Committees to Consider Job Creators This Week
Fiscal committees in both houses of the Legislature are the deciding ground this week for California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator proposals.
A couple of...
Action Needed: Help Stop Five Job Killer Bills from Reaching Floor
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging businesses to contact their Assembly representatives to help stop five job killer bills from reaching the Assembly...