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 March 1
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CMTA Capitol Updates
Media Contact: Gino DiCaro 916-498-3347

 
Latest update
LEED certification being given a monopoly    Feb. 3

Senate President Pro Tempore, Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) has introduced SB 52, Environmental Quality: Jobs and Economic Improvement, as clean up legislation to his SB 900 passed last year.  SB 900 provided a method ... » More

General »View all
CMTA Tweets
 Feb. 3

  • CMTA Pres: Manufacturing job creation IS a State issue. We must position California to attract potential investment. » More

    Controller sued over docking legislative pay
     Jan. 27

    This week, California’s democratic legislative leaders sued State Controller » More

 
Tax »View all
PPIC poll a mixed bag for Gov's budget proposals
 Feb. 3

California voters like Governor Jerry Brown’s idea of making high earners pay more taxes, but otherwise are of mixed minds about solving the ... » More

California's business tax climate - 3rd worst in nation
 Feb. 3

According to a new report from the Tax Foundation, California's business tax climate is the third worst in the nation next to New Jersey and New ... » More

 
Energy »View all
CMTA's Dorothy Rothrock takes on California's cap-and-trade revenue grab on ABC radio show
 Jan. 20

On Tuesday this week, Dorothy Rothrock, discussed AB 32's new cap-and-trade auction and revenue program in a live interview with ABC Radio's Larry ... » More

Gov’s budget uses Cap-and-Trade revenue
 Jan. 6

A part of the Governor’s budget proposed yesterday, January 5th, includes authority to use $1 billion to be raised from the implementation ... » More


Workers' Comp »View all
Workers' comp legislative days
 Feb. 3

2012 is shaping up to be a critical year for ... » More

Workers’ comp bill cost analysis challenged
 Aug. 26

According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, a bill authored by Assembly Insurance Chairman » More

 
Corp. Counsel »View all
Pirated technology targeted by AB 473
 April 21

A bill to address the serious problem of pirated technology is put forward in AB 473 ( » More

California back at forefront of online privacy debate
 April 15

The California State Legislature is considering a law that would give consumers more control over how their online behavior is tracked and shared ... » More

 
Environment »View all
LEED certification being given a monopoly
 Feb. 3

Senate President Pro Tempore, Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) has ... » More

OEHHA Hazard Trait Regulation approved despite serious criticism
 Jan. 27

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s (OEHHA) Hazard Trait Regulation, which CMTA and other industry representatives ... » 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
CTE now optional graduation requirement
 Oct. 14

On Sunday, October 9, the deadline to sign or veto bills, Governor Brown decided the fate of many education bills sitting on his desk. On Career ... » More

Governor vetoes CTE legislation
 Oct. 8

In a surprising turn of events Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 2446 (Warren ... » 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