Public Affairs / Politics

Cost Drivers

Health Care Cost Driver Bill Held for Year

This week, the author of a health care bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a Cost Driver that will increase premiums...
Cost Drivers

Cost Driver Bill Pulled from Committee Due to Lack of Support

A Cost Driver bill imposing retroactive liability on companies for lawful activities dating back to 1990 was not considered as scheduled this week in...
Cost Drivers

Cost Driver Bills Set for Legislative Hearings This Week

Among the many California Chamber of Commerce priority bills scheduled for legislative hearings this week are the following CalChamber-opposed Cost Driver proposals. Monday, April 28 SB...

Business Groups Stop Bill Allowing Private Attorneys Into Tax Enforcement

A broad business coalition had an early victory yesterday in the California State Senate, when the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee voted down SB...
Affordability Agenda

Cost Cutter Energy Bill Clears First Committee with Unanimous Support

A bill strongly supported by the California Chamber of Commerce as a Cost Cutter that will reduce energy costs for Californians won unanimous support...
Affordability Agenda

Bill Undermining PAGA Reform to Be Considered by Senate Committee Today

Legislation opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition as a Cost Driver that undermines a painstaking negotiation by business and labor to reach a historic agreement to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is scheduled to be considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee today.
Affordability Agenda

Senate Committee to Consider 3 Cost Driver Bills Today

Three bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as Cost Drivers are scheduled to be considered today by the Senate Labor, Public Employment...
Affordability Agenda

Cost Driver Bills Set for Hearing Today

Two bills identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as Cost Drivers are among the many CalChamber priority bills scheduled to be considered by...
Affordability Agenda

CalChamber Announces 2025 Affordability Agenda

Rebrands Job Killer title to reflect CalChamber’s commitment to ‘good jobs, affordable living’ Yesterday, the California Chamber of Commerce announced its Affordability Agenda, a bold...

2025 CalChamber Issues Guide Posted on Web

The California Chamber of Commerce 2025 Business Issues and Legislative Guide is available now on the CalChamber website at www.calchamber.com/businessissues.

CalChamber, Dozens of Local Chambers Bring Together Key Policy, Strategy Leaders to Discuss California’s...

Last Wednesday, the California Chamber of Commerce hosted a series of panels to discuss the state’s top policy issues and priorities with leading experts...
California State Capitol

California Legislature Reconvenes for New Legislative Session

The California Legislature returns today for the start of the 2-year legislative session. Joining the Legislature for the first time are 29 newly elected Senators and...
Peoples Voice 202424

The People’s Voice: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Yesterday’s story on the CalChamber poll, The People’s Voice, 2024, reported that California voters have grown more anxious and pessimistic about living in California....
Peoples Voice 202424

The People’s Voice: State Voters Pessimistic About Living in California

California voters have grown more anxious and pessimistic about living in California over the past decade, according to findings from the California Chamber of...

CalChamber Public Affairs Conference Day 2: Looks Back at Elections, Ahead on Hot Issues

Reviewing the past to gain understanding of the future was a recurring theme in presentations on the second day of the CalChamber Public Affairs...

CalChamber Public Affairs Conference Opens

A sell-out crowd gathered in Anaheim yesterday for the opening day of the CalChamber Public Affairs Conference, an annual event providing attendees a chance...
Voting Booth

What We Know About CA Election Results So Far

Election Day has come and gone, but the suspense is far from over. Voting went relatively smoothly, as election officials across California reported they were confident...

Election Quick Guide: CalChamber Positions on California Ballot Measures

California's November election is tomorrow, and voters will be faced with choices that will not only impact the U.S. presidency but also lead to...

Why Raising the Minimum Wage Won’t Make California More Affordable

Californians are paying more for everything these days. Trust me when I say that, as small business owners, we are feeling the pinch, too. I...

CalChamber Opposes Prop 33: Measure Would Enable Rent Control Ordinances

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has taken an oppose position on Proposition 33, an initiative appearing on California’s November ballot that...