Public Affairs / Politics

Prop.30 Extension – Insiders Media Panel

https://youtu.be/CBAi95GBYhM (May 17, 2016) CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg moderates the Insiders Media Panel at the 2016 Capitol Summit in Sacramento with John Myers,...

Gov. Brown’s Influence – Insiders Media Panel

https://youtu.be/CwknvDxpWQs (May 17, 2016) CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg moderates the Insiders Media Panel at the 2016 Capitol Summit in Sacramento with John Myers,...

Top Two Primary System – Insiders Media Panel

https://youtu.be/ElOvRBESruA (May 17, 2016) CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg moderates the Insiders Media Panel at the 2016 Capitol Summit in Sacramento with John Myers,...

2016 Elections – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg

https://youtu.be/HXq9XRGVUlE (May 17, 2016) CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg opens the Capitol Summit in Sacramento with comments on California's 2016 elections and top two...

Taxes and Transportation – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg

https://youtu.be/zWIPNITgvVY (May 17, 2016) CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg opens the Capitol Summit in Sacramento with comments regarding California's transportation and tax issues.

Minimum Wage Increase – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg

https://youtu.be/Ld30KO-0CQc (May 17, 2016) CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg opens the Capitol Summit in Sacramento with comments on the passage of SB 3 (Leno;...

CalChamber Hosts Capitol Summit Today

The California Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Capitol Summit today. The half-day summit precedes the Sacramento Host Reception this evening and Host Breakfast...

CalChamber-Opposed Job Killer Bill Discriminates Against Arbitration Agreements

The Assembly Judiciary Committee today will consider a job killer bill that seeks to ban arbitration clauses for alleged civil rights violations, thereby forcing...

California Bill to Unionize ‘Gig’ Workers Likely Dead for 2016

Business groups like the California Chamber of Commerce and the Internet Association, a technology industry lobbying group, opposed the bill. Labor groups including the...

High Court Deadlocks on Union Fee Case

In a one sentence ruling this week, a deadlocked United States Supreme Court upheld a system allowing public employers to require nonunion public workers...

CalChamber Releases 2016 Job Killer List

The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released a preliminary list of job killer bills to call attention to the negative impact that 18 proposed...
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CalChamber Seeks Stronger Accountability in Rulemaking

A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill to strengthen the accountability and transparency of the state’s regulatory process will be considered soon by an Assembly...

Bipartisan Coalition Backs California Transparency Initiative

The California Chamber of Commerce is part of a diverse coalition that has endorsed a proposed ballot initiative to rein in special interests and...

Obama Nominates Judge Merrick Garland to Supreme Court

President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would nominate appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, urging Republicans to approve a long-time jurist...

CalChamber Joins Coalition to Oppose Overreaching Initiatives

The California Chamber of Commerce has joined a broad coalition of retailers, farmers, parents and small business owners that have organized a campaign committee...
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CalChamber Takes Positions on Initiatives

The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently took positions on the following initiatives proposed for the November 2016 ballot: California Drug Price Relief...

Institute Report: Focus on Civics Education to Increase Voter Turnout

California elections have a turnout problem and one of the best ways to combat this shortfall is a more robust and comprehensive civics education...

CalChamber Opposition Stops 2015 Job Killer Holdovers

A number of California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills first identified in 2015 appear to be dead for this year after missing legislative...

CalChamber Files Brief on Meal Breaks During 12-Hour Shifts

The California Chamber of Commerce has added its arguments in a case that may help clarify meal and rest period requirements for health care...

California Needs to Reinvent Its Commitment to Justice

Cross posted in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin The bedrock of our democracy is its justice system — and people flock to the United States...