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A bill that would ban lobbyists from using non-disclosure agreements to secretly negotiate legislation is stirring up good trouble at the Capitol this week.
That represents about 8.5% of all the new jobs in the U.S., less than California's 11.5% share of the nation's labor force, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Five former lobbyists have been appointed or nominated to President-elect Trump’s Cabinet, signaling he may not be as closed off to these hired guns as he appeared on the campaign trail.
On Sunday, the incoming vice president told Fox News Sunday’s Shannon Bream that California’s leaders were incompetent. “We need to do a better job. We need competent, good governance ...
The California Environmental Voters Board of Directors and staff often become officials in California state government, and vice versa.Recent board members include former Cal/EPA Secretary Winston Hickox; former Department of Resources Secretary, Clinton EPA appointee, and current California Air Resources Board chair Mary Nichols; and former Assemblymember (and current Santa Cruz County ...
Taxpayer-funded lobbying by local political subdivisions can take two main forms: direct and association. [12] [13] [14] In the first type, local political subdivisions of the state, such as, cities, counties, and school districts, use public funds to contract directly with a lobbyist to lobby on their behalf at the state or federal legislature.
Total number of employees is 227,536 excluding California State Universities. [1] In 2004, there were 4,462 job classifications, many of which had no employees occupying the position, as a workaround for certain hiring practices. [2] As part of a civil service reform initiative beginning in 2013, 700 job titles were eliminated. [3]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised 2024-25 state budget in May. Amid budget shortfall, some lawmakers and environmentalists are pushing for a November climate bond.