Senior Advocate Steps Up to Lead CalChamber Policy Team
Jennifer Barrera, senior policy advocate for the California Chamber of Commerce, took over as senior vice president of policy and leader of the policy...
Opposition Stops More Holdover Job Killer Bills
Two job killer bills that remained eligible for consideration this year failed to advance in the Assembly this month.
Held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee...
CalChamber Welcomes Labor and Employment Attorney to Policy Team
Laura E. Curtis has joined the California Chamber of Commerce as a policy advocate. She specializes in labor and employment, workers’ compensation, and elections/fair...
CalChamber Board Takes Positions on Constitutional Amendments Set for June 2018 Ballot
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently voted to support two proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the June 2018 ballot.
ACA...
CalChamber Elects 2018 Board Officers
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce today announced the election of its new board officers, including Terry MacRae as 2018 chair of...
California Ranks as No. 2 ‘Judicial Hellhole’ in Nation Again
The American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF) has released the 2017–18 "Judicial Hellholes" list and California holds the No. 2 spot for having the "most...
CalChamber Poll Finds Voters Open to a Middle Lane
Last week in this space we summarized the findings of the Third Annual CalChamber Poll, which found California voters generally anxious about the future....
CalChamber Poll Finds Voters’ Concerns at Odds with Political Leaders
Californians are anxious.
The economy is growing, the state budget is balanced and the rains have resumed. Yet California voters are apprehensive about the future....
Busy Year for Employers Produces Wins for Future
CalChamber Releases Final Status Report on Major Business Bills
The 2017 legislative year was a busy one for the California Chamber of Commerce and other...
CalChamber Executive Team Announcement
SACRAMENTO, CA — Jeanne Cain, CalChamber’s Executive Vice President of Policy, has announced that she will be leaving the organization effective February 1. Cain,...
CalChamber Reports on Status of Major Business Bills at Interim Recess
Numerous business priorities remain to be considered by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. once they pass enrollment, the phase of the legislative process when...
CalChamber Stops 24 Job Killer Bills
As the 2017 legislative session came to a close early Saturday morning, 24 of 27 identified job killer bills had been effectively stopped through...
Many Harmful Bills Still Alive in State Legislature
The end of the legislative year is just a few weeks away and the California Chamber of Commerce continues to fight numerous proposals that...
Ross Johnson, Former Republican Legislator, Passes Away at 77
Ross Johnson, former state ethics panel chair and republican legislator from Orange County passed away yesterday at age 77 in Sacramento.
“Ross was always held...
U.S. High Court Shuts Down Expanded State Jurisdiction
In a decision released last week, the U.S. Supreme Court has limited one potential source of unexpected litigation for companies that do business in...
It’s a Deal. Lawmakers Send Jerry Brown a Jam-Packed Budget
California lawmakers passed a spending plan for the coming fiscal year Thursday, meeting the state’s budget approval deadline with a $183.2 billion package that...
2017 Board Chair: CalChamber Membership Helps Businesses Thrive
A California Chamber of Commerce video featuring 2017 Board Chair Susan Corrales-Diaz was released last week at the 92nd Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast. The...
Video: CalChamber – Helping Businesses Thrive
(June 1, 2017) How California Chamber of Commerce helps business entrepreneurs like 2017 Chair Susan Corrales-Diaz of Systems Integrated do well and create jobs.
https://youtu.be/7i26Y68LJEo
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Governor Brown, CalChamber Chair Offer Ways to Keep California on Forefront of Innovation
The importance of international trade, immigration reform and technology to California were the subjects of a speech given by California Chamber of Commerce Board...
Video: Governor Brown Remarks at 92nd Annual Host Breakfast
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and California Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Susan Corrales-Diaz, shared their perspectives on the state’s accomplishments and challenges at...