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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, A Spirit of Dialogue Brings Record Numbers of World Leaders to Davos for World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026, Joint Cooperation Statement on the announced tariffs, US, Taiwan come to $250B 'America First' tariff deal over semiconductors, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Action on Certain Advanced Computing Chips to Protect America’s Economic and National Security, CFCE, Lawrence Livermore Partners Release AI Primer for Lawmakers, Visit California President & CEO Caroline Beteta Announces Retirement After Three Decades of Service to California’s Tourism Industry

A California Chamber of Commerce- opposed Cost Driver bill passed the Assembly Health Committee this week despite warnings that it would hinder the affordability of health...

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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 340-54 on January 12 to extend a trade preference program that has been the model behind U.S.-African trade...

2026 Annual CalChamber Webinar:A Closer Look at California's Budget, Governor Newsom announces proposed budget that refills the state’s “Rainy Day Fund,” protects previous accomplishments, and makes historic investments in education, Governor Newsom delivers final State of the State Address, honoring California’s past and reaffirming a brighter future for all, Joint opinion on Greenland, US-Africa Week Ahead: House votes to resurrect AGOA, Global economic growth remains tepid at 2.7%, well below pre-pandemic average

On December 26, 2025, a federal court temporarily blocked major provisions of a new California labor law that would have given the California Public Employment Relations...

For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com CalChamber Issues Statement on Newsom Administration’s Proposed California Budget (Jan. 9, 2026) Sacramento, CA - CalChamber today issued the...

2026 Legislative Information, Governor Newsom to deliver State of the State Address -January 8th, 2026, Greenland, Cuba, Iran and more: Here are the countries Trump has warned since his Venezuela strike, Ten Elections to Watch in 2026, India’s $5.4 Billion Shipbuilding Gambit Takes Aim at China—and Rattles the West, U.S. Department of Homeland Security amending its regulations governing the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations for unique beneficiaries, Global Trade Braces for the Hangover After Trump’s Tariff Year, Get up to speed fast on the new California laws that might change your life in 2026, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products into the United States

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad and CalChamber Associate General Counsel, Labor and Employment Matthew...

For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com CalChamber Issues Statement on Status of State Water Project (Dec. 19, 2025) Sacramento, CA - The California Chamber of...

New analyses of the California Chamber of Commerce ballot measure to streamline and modernize the construction of essential projects find it could result in...

California Chamber of Commerce members report new federal tariffs have had a variety of impacts on their companies and believe more challenges are on...

US Trade Court Won’t Pause Customs Process Amid Tariff Fight, United States Court of International Trade Opinion on Court Case to Halt Tarriff Processing, US trade deficit unexpectedly shrinks to smallest since 2020, China’s trade surplus with Europe is larger than US for the first time GO-Biz Leads Trade Mission to Poland and Ukraine, Building a Bridge between Lviv and California: Strengthening Ties, Connecting Markets, Creating Opportunities, Ways and Means Advances America’s Strategic Interests in Africa and Haiti, Expands Medicare Coverage, Fights Fraud, Strengthens Taxpayer Rights, Fact Sheet: AGOA Extension Act, On WTO Reform- Communication from the United States, New report finds global value chains resilient, reconfiguring amid latest challenges

California Connections a Key in Transition to Reinventing Transatlantic Relationship, National Security Strategy of the United States of America, Trump warns Europe faces ‘civilizational erasure’ in explosive new document, CalChamber, Coalition Voice Continuing Support for US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum met privately, agreed to 'keep working together' on trade deal: PMO, CalChamber Board Opposes Initiatives to Impose Wealth Tax, Restrict Artificial Intelligence Development

The California Chamber of Commerce joined more than 500 chambers and associations from all 50 states last week in signing a coalition letter to...

Relations between the United States and Europe are in a transition phase, Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, president of the German Marshall Fund of the...

For Immediate Release Contact: John Myers john.myers@calchamber.com | press@calchamber.com CalChamber Board Opposes Initiatives to Impose Wealth Tax, Restrict Artificial Intelligence Development (Dec. 5, 2025) Yountville, CA – The...

CalChamber Signs Coalition Letter in Support of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, EU Rejects US Demand to Ease Tech Rules for Lower Steel Tariffs, Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil, Port of LA closes on 10 million TEUs in 2025, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Solidifies Economic and Defense Partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Goods trade growth set to moderate as barometer index dips November 28, 2025

This week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided to pause enforcement of Senate Bill 261, a climate disclosure law, while a lawsuit filed...