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To Compete or Not to Compete: Sales Tax Exemption for Manufacturers Needed in California May 9
For several years, CMTA has been advocating for fair and stable tax treatment for manufacturers doing business in California, pressing the state to allow qualified taxpayers an exemption from the state portion (5 cents per dollar) of the sales tax on purchases of qualified manufacturing ... » More
General »View all Senate committee changes May 2 Last week the Senate Rules Committee instituted a number of Senate committee membership changes effective immediately. The changes are as ... » More Senate Appropriations to suspend bills April 11 The Senate Appropriations Committee has announced that it will begin sending every bill that requires $50,000 or more in General Fund funding to the ... » More | Tax »View all To Compete or Not to Compete: Sales Tax Exemption for Manufacturers Needed in California May 9 For several years, CMTA has been advocating for fair and stable tax treatment for manufacturers doing business in California, pressing the state ... » More New talk about service taxes May 2 As discussions surrounding California's current budget situation become more and more dismal, talks about new service taxes have resurfaced. ... » More | Energy »View all Regional planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions May 9 Last year, Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), the incoming President Pro ... » More Carbon labeling program April 11 On April 14, 2008, the Assembly Natural Resources Committee will hear AB 2538 (Ruskin D-Redwood City) which would require the California Air ... » More | ||
Workers' Comp »View all John Duncan confirmation to DIR held by Perata May 9 After a lively discussion in the Senate Rules Committee, John C. Duncan’s confirmation as the Director of the California Department of ... » More Workers’ comp issues in the Senate April 25 Senate Labor and Industrial Relations passed along two bills that would weaken the Workers’ Compensation reforms established in ... » More | Corp. Counsel »View all Corporate climate change disclosure May 2 On May 5th, the Senate Appropriations Committee will consider SB 1550 (Dean Florez, ... » More Punitive damage reform bill fails Jan. 18 Senator Tom Harman (R-Orange) has been an advocate for sensible legal reform in California for years. This session he introduced SB 423 to help ... » More | Environment »View all All is not gloomy on the environmental front May 2 A number of environmental bills that had made the CMTA Environmental Committee’s "Top 25" in priority have been amended to bills less ... » More Chemicals “of concern” in consumer products April 25 Initially AB 1879 (Mike Feuer, D-Los Angles) was introduced with not much substance, ... » More | ||
Labor and employment »View all Paid sick leave placed on suspense file May 2 On April 30th the Assembly Appropriations Committee put AB 2716 (Fiona Ma, D-San ... » More State unemployment rate increases: Manufacturing still in decline April 25 According to California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) the estimated California unemployment rate in March was a staggering 6.2 ... » More | Education »View all GetREAL Golf Tournament Sept. 27 October 29, Rancho Murieta The California State Building Trades Council and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhR ... » More Senators vote for career tech bill June 8 SB 672 (Tom Torlakson D-Antioch) adds career and technical education (CTE) to ... » More | Infrastructure »View all Tax on port containers May 4 Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) is again carrying a port container tax ... » More Water board may step back from statewide policy Feb. 23 At a California Association of Stormwater Quality Agencies (CASQA) meeting in San Diego last week, State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) member ... » More | ||
Safety »View all OEHHA prop 65 regulatory action April 25 The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is drafting regulatory language addressing the methods of delivery and content ... » More Opening medical records to pharmaceutical companies March 21 If SB 1096 (Ron Calderon, D-Montebello) were to pass, pharmaceutical companies would be able to gain access to medical records to send reminders ... » More |