Governor Jerry Brown introduced a business incentives package in the “May Revise” that would essentially eliminate the Enterprise Zone Program as we know it today. According to the Administration, this new proposal seeks to “modernize the state’s job ... » More

General »View all Video: Cap-and-trade auction, Career tech education, economic analysis on regs  March 14 Don't miss some of CMTA's most important public testimonials and discussions from the past ... » More Political disclosure bill seeks to chill business activities  March 7 SB 121by Senator Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) is ... » More		Tax »View all Gov proposes new incentives & manufacturing tax credit to replace EZs  May. 16 Governor Jerry Brown introduced a business incentives package in the “May Revise” that would essentially eliminate ... » More Governor's "May Revise" details  May. 16 While revenues have continued on an upward trend in the last few months to the tune of $4.5 billion ahead of expectations, Governor Brown’s ... » More		Energy »View all Cap-and-Trade revenues loan proposal  May. 16 The Governor proposes to loan $500 million cap and trade revenue to the general fund for the 2013/14 budget. Previously he planned to use ... » More Legislators see cap-and-trade as funding resource  April 25 Several bills hoping to grab revenues from the AB 32 carbon credit auction are working through their first policy committees. Of ... » More
Workers' Comp »View all Defending workers' compensation reform  March 7 CMTA is opposed to SB 626 (Jim Beall, D-Campbell) which would roll back some of the biggest cost saving ... » More Commissioner proposes workers' comp rate hike  Dec. 7 Despite recent legislative reforms to the workers’ compensation system touting lower employer costs, California Insurance Commissioner Dave ... » More		Corp. Counsel »View all 'Made in USA' bills: one moves, one stops  May. 9 CMTA supports SB 661 ( » More 'Made in California' label bill placed on suspense  May. 9 A measure proposing a new statewide marketing program focused on promoting products manufactured in California received renewed attention ... » More		Environment »View all Bad environmental bills on hold  May. 16 Four environmental bills that were of major concern to business and industry have now been made into “Two-Year Bills.” Others are ... » More Governor proposes to curb Prop 65 lawsuit abuse  May. 9 On Tuesday, May 7th, Governor Brown revealed plans to pursue a series of reform measures he claims will "strengthen and ... » More
Labor and employment »View all Slave labor bills create nightmare of record keeping and fines  May. 21 Last year, Senate President pro Tempore Darrel Steinberg (D-Sacramento) introduced and moved a bill, SB 657, to mandate that manufacturers and ... » More California's unemployment hits 12.2 % in August  Oct. 2 At 12.2%, California now has the fourth highest unemployment rate in the nation - a post-World War II record.   This means that 2.2 ... » More		Education »View all PPIC survey on education  April 25 In its latest survey, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) examines and focuses on how Californians view the current state education ... » More Job Corps resolution advances  April 12 Assembly Joint Resolution 13 (AJR 13) by Assemblymember » More		Infrastructure »View all Regional water quality control board changes contemplated  Feb. 6 Staff for the State Water Quality Control Board (SWQCB) will hold a meeting in conjunction with their Water Quality Improvement Initiative with ... » More Mandated Water Usage Reduction  Aug. 15 This year, Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) introduced AB 2175, Water Conservation, initially as a four-page bill directing the ... » More
Safety »View all Cell Phone Labeling  March 19 Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) has introduced SB 1212, Cell Phones: Specific ... » More Senate passes Universal Health Care  Jan. 29 The lack of progress on Health Care Reform on the Federal level has reinvigorated the discussion here in California. Last week Senator » More