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CalChamber Announces Opposition to Pending Initiative Proposals

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has taken positions on the following initiative proposals, which have not yet qualified for the ballot: ...

CalChamber Announces Positions on Pending Initiative Proposals

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has taken positions on the following initiative proposals, which have not yet qualified...

CalChamber Announces Positions on Pending Initiative Proposals

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has taken positions on the following initiative proposals, which have not yet qualified for the ballot: ...

CalChamber Announces Positions on Propositions 71, 72

Recaps Propositions On All June Ballot Measures The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently voted to support Propositions 71 and 72 on the...

Special Elections Set in Three Los Angeles County Assembly Districts

Election Day will come early for voters in three Los Angeles County-based Assembly districts due to year-end resignations. Assembly District (AD) 39, formerly represented...

California Chamber Doesn’t Condone Wage Theft

Mark Schacht’s recent op-ed on wage theft (“Let California’s workers recover stolen pay,” Viewpoints, Feb. 9) falsely portrays the California Chamber of Commerce. To be...

2018 Issues Guide Available on Website

The California Chamber of Commerce 2018 Business Issues and Legislative Guide is available now on the CalChamber website at www.calchamber.com/businessissues. This easy-to-reference publication compiles a cohesive answer to...

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...

34 CalChamber Member Companies Recognized as Best Places to Work in 2018

Thirty-four California Chamber of Commerce member companies were chosen in a recent Glassdoor survey as some of the best places to work. The Glassdoor survey...
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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...

CalChamber Elects 2018 Board Officers

The California Chamber of Commerce today announced the election of its new board officers, including Terry MacRae as 2018 chair of the CalChamber Board...

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 Issues Vote Record on Major Business Bills 2017

The California Chamber of Commerce has released a report of California legislators’ floor votes for the first year of the 2017-18 legislative session, focusing...

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

Jeanne Cain, CalChamber’s Executive Vice President of Policy, has announced that she will be leaving the organization effective February 1.  Cain, a 16-year veteran...