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Health Net: Expanding Access to Care

This article is part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and ability to...
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CalChamber Member Blue Diamond Awarded $45 Million to Expand Climate Smart Orchard Programs

Blue Diamond Growers, a member of the California Chamber of Commerce, announced this week that it was awarded $45 million in funds provided by...

Strong Opposition Stops Last-Minute Job Killer, Onerous Requirements

On the final day of the session, Assembly members heeded the concerns raised by the California Chamber of Commerce a coalition of more than...
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Shared Values Form Core of Australia-California Partnerships on Climate, New Technology

Multiple connections enhance continuing strong economic relations between Australia, the United States and California, Ambassador Jane Duke, Consul General of Australia in Los Angeles,...

CalChamber Urges Governor to Veto New Water Quality Permit Requirement Bill

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that could subject a wide range of businesses and other facilities, such as office buildings, warehouses, hospitals, and...

CalChamber Urges Governor to Veto Call Center Relocation Bill

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that will deter companies from creating jobs in California is awaiting action by Governor Gavin Newsom. The proposal, AB...
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CalChamber Urges Governor to Sign Manufacturing Tax Credit Proposal

A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that promotes investment in the next generation of manufacturing and encourages production in California awaits action by the...
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CalChamber Urges Governor to Sign Sustainable Aviation Fuel Incentive Bill

A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will incentivize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and utilization in California awaits action by the Governor. The proposal,...

Update on COVID Paid Sick Leave

AB 152 (Committee on Budget) COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave passed the Legislature on August 31 and awaits action by the Governor. The bill establishes the COVID-19...

Climate Change Job Killer Bills: 1 Stopped; 1 Goes to Governor

On the final day of the session, Assembly members heeded the concerns raised by the California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of more...

Statewide Heatwave Prompts Call to Conserve Energy to Avert Power Outages

With triple-digit temperatures in much of California and the West, state officials are expecting high electricity demand, primarily from air conditioning use, and are...
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Job Killer Bill Stopped in Final Hours of Session; Bill to Re-License Diablo Canyon...

In the final hours of the legislative session, CalChamber advocates and a large coalition of allies were successful in stopping a last minute climate-related...
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CalChamber Statement on Passage of Climate Change Proposal

California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following statement in response to AB 2133 (Quirk; D-Hayward) failing passage and...
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End of Session Update: 2 Rushed Climate-Related Job Killer Bills Await Action

Two California Chamber of Commerce job killer bills that will lead to excessive costs and jeopardize thousands of high paying jobs in the state...
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CalChamber-Supported Manufacturing Tax Credit, Public Contracting Bills Head to Governor

A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will expand manufacturing tax credits and another that will promote equity in public contracting passed the Legislature...

AB 257 Amendments Raise Significant Concerns, Including Whether the Council’s Broad Authority is Constitutional

For the first time ever, an unelected council will both set sweeping standards for a specific industry’s wages, hours, and working conditions that prevail...

CalChamber Adds Threat to State Oil/Gas Employment to Job Killer List

Legislation threatening state oil and gas development operations and employment in related industries has been added to the job killer list. SB 1137 (Lena Gonzalez;...
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CalChamber Tags SB 1137 as Job Killer

The California Chamber of Commerce today announced that it has added SB 1137 (Gonzalez; D-Long Beach) as amended on August 24, 2022 to the...

CalChamber Tags Rushed Climate Change Bill a Job Killer

The California Chamber of Commerce has labeled a last-minute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction proposal a job killer. The bill, AB 2133 (Quirk; D-Hayward), was...
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CalChamber Tags AB 2133 a Job Killer

The CalChamber today tagged AB 2133 (Quirk; D-Hayward) as a job killer based on August 23, 2022 amendments. “CalChamber supports climate change laws and regulations...