Burdensome Utility Ratepayer Bill Fails Again in Senate Committee
California Chamber of Commerce-opposed legislation imposing burdensome and redundant reporting requirements that could lead to privacy concerns for employees failed to pass a Senate committee...
CalChamber-Opposed Bill Raising Internet Costs Stalls
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that would have raised internet service costs has stalled in the California Legislature and is likely dead for...
Job Killer Bill Increasing Housing Costs Likely Dead for the Year
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that would have exacerbated the state’s housing shortage, raised residential housing prices across the board, and...
US Supreme Court to Hear Homeless Encampments Case on Monday
CalChamber Amicus Brief Argues that State
and Local Action Is Necessary to Preserve Economic Vitality of Communities
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled...
CalChamber-Opposed Price Algorithm Bill to Be Heard in Senate Committee Tomorrow
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that would create duplicative and unnecessary regulations on the use of price algorithms is scheduled to be heard...
CalChamber-Opposed AI Regulation Bill Passes Judiciary Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that creates confusing and infeasible requirements for artificial intelligence (AI) technology developers passed the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday.
The...
CalChamber Sponsors Assembly AI Literacy Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring AB 2876 (Berman; D-Palo Alto), a bill that would allow California to take a crucial first step...
California Approves $1.9 Billion EV Infrastructure Investment Plan
This month, the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $1.9 billion investment plan that will accelerate progress on the state’s electric vehicle (EV) charging...
NextEra Energy Resources: Pioneering the Future of Energy Nationwide
This article is a part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and ability...
Federal Framework, Not Patchwork of State Rules, Best Way to Foster AI Potential
The California Chamber of Commerce has joined the U.S. Chamber and a large coalition of chambers of commerce across the country to promote a...
California to Receive More than $1 Billion to Produce Hydrogen
California will receive up to $1.2 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate the development and deployment of clean renewable hydrogen, critical...
Governor Signs 9 CalChamber-Supported Bills
In the last two weeks, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed 9 California Chamber of Commerce-supported bills into law.
The bills address a wide range of...
UPS Reaches Tentative Contract with 340,000 Unionized Workers, Potentially Dodging Calamitous Strike
UPS has reached a tentative contract with its 340,000-person union, potentially averting a strike that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and...
Governor Signs Infrastructure Streamlining, Budget Bills
Yesterday afternoon, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a slate of bills to accelerate critical infrastructure projects across California that upgrade the electric grid,...
California Funds $1.5 Billion in Port Infrastructure Upgrades
California is investing more than $1.5 billion to modernize and upgrade the state's key ports.
California Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday announced that $1.2 billion will...
CalChamber Issues Statement on Legislature Passing Governor’s Infrastructure Package
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following statement following the Legislature’s approval of the Governor’s infrastructure streamlining package:
“CalChamber...
CalChamber-Opposed Bills Scheduled to Be Heard in Committees Today
Several California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bills are scheduled to be heard in legislative committees today: one bill, SB 683, creates rules around hotel and...
CalChamber Statement on Ports Agreement
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera issued the following statement in response to news earlier this week regarding the agreement reached...
West Coast Dockworkers, Shippers Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, it was announced Wednesday, after more than...
Governor’s Infrastructure Package Is Key to Building Critical Infrastructure, Move California Forward
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the Legislature to adopt the bills in Governor Gavin Newsom’s Infrastructure Streamlining Package. These proposals, CalChamber President...