Economy

CalChamber Opposition, Local Business Testimony Help Delay Vote on Job Killer

The Assembly Judiciary Committee yesterday delayed voting on a job killer bill that if passed, will expose businesses to costly litigation when goods are...

Job Killer Update: Only Four Bills Pass to Second House

Friday was the deadline for bills to pass the house in which they were introduced. Only four job killer bills subject to the first...

Two Job Killer Bills Held in Appropriations; Eight Move to Senate or Assembly Floors...

Fifteen of the 21 job killer bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce this year remain alive after Friday’s deadline for fiscal committees...

Act Now to Keep Job Killers Sidelined

A number of California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills have been referred to the appropriations committees of the Assembly or Senate for a...

CalChamber Board Takes Positions on Proposed Initiatives

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently took positions on the following two initiatives proposed for the November 2016 ballot: CalChamber Board Votes...

May Budget Revision

Amid Declining Revenue Growth, Governor Holds Line on Spending, Makes Saving a Priority On Friday, Governor Brown released his May Revision to the California State Budget....
Job Creators

Governor Signs Job Creator Bill

A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that incentivizes disability access and education was signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday. SB 269...

Housing Job Killer Bill to Be Heard in Senate Committee

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that will erode housing availability will be heard in a Senate committee today. SB 1150 (Leno; D-San...

Job Killer Bill Will Drive Up Prices, Threaten Businesses, Consumers with Litigation

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that would increase prices for consumers and businesses who utilize the services of independent contractors will...

Job Creator Bill Encourages Small Business Loan Access

The Senate Appropriations Committee will soon consider a California Chamber of Commerce job creator bill that encourages creation of small businesses by expanding their...

Job Killer Watch: CalChamber Identifies 19th Job Killer Bill

The California Chamber of Commerce today added a targeted tax to its job killer list, bringing the total number of bills on the list...

CalChamber Identifies 13th Job Creator Bill

The California Chamber of Commerce has identified a new job creator bill, bringing the current list to 13 bills. The latest bill will be...

CalChamber Releases 2016 Job Creator List

The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released its list of job creator bills, calling attention to 12 bills that will improve the state’s job...

New Manufacturing Training Center Opens at CalChamber Member Site

Inland Empire Consortium Builds with Help of $15 Million Federal Grant A new training center has opened on the campus of California Chamber of Commerce...

Minimum Wage Job Killer Goes to Governor

The Legislature yesterday passed SB 3 (Leno; D-San Francisco), a job killer bill that will increase the minimum wage in California to $15 per...

California Economy: Still Outpacing the Nation

California has a lot to crow about. In the last four years the state has accelerated to become one of the fastest growing in...

Property Tax Hike Initiative Won’t Be on November Ballot

Proponents of a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed plan to increase taxes on commercial property to fund poverty reduction programs have called off efforts to...

Gov. Brown Urges Caution In State Of State Speech

Gov. Jerry Brown urged fiscal caution Thursday in his State of the State address, calling for lawmakers to beef up California's rainy day fund...
Allan Zaremberg

California Must Address Our Uneven Recovery

Cross posted in The Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed a state budget brimming with new revenues, but carefully socking part of the surplus...

Federal Unemployment Insurance Taxes: California Employers Paying More

California employers can expect a higher federal unemployment insurance (UI) tax bill when it arrives this month. This year will be the sixth in a...