Image by liveslowbackgroundIn the clearest sign yet that tensions are thawing on sports gambling in California, leaders of DraftKings and FanDuel spoke at an Indian gaming conference Monday about their desire to partner – not compete – with tribes to bring sports betting to the state.
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Governors Gavin Newsom and Tim Walz, from the This is Gavin Newsom podcastIf we have learned anything over the past several years, it’s that controversy brings eyeballs. And that may have been the plan all along with the This is Gavin Newsom podcast.
Image by Max ZolotukhinYou have questions about lobbying, we have answers. Or at least our intrepid Chris Micheli does as he takes a look at many of your most pressing questions in this week’s Micheli Files.
Image by ABeritKOPINION – Plasma, the liquid portion of blood flowing through our veins, carries thousands of unique proteins. Modernizing California’s regulations will help increase plasma donations and give back to patients and families in need.
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland). Photo by Capitol WeeklyIt’s late March and lawmakers are gearing up to fast track housing development reforms, regulate AI and implement Proposition 36. All this and a brief look at what’s happening in other states…and one very tall, very naked metal woman.
Asm. David Tangipa. CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Today we welcome Asm. David Tangipa, the freshman Republican legislator from the 8th Assembly District, and at 29, the youngest member of the California Legislature. Tangipa joined us to talk about his path to Sacramento, his extraordinarily short tenure on the Assembly Insurance Committee, and why he – the first Tongan ever to serve in the #caleg – is not part of the AAPI Legislative Caucus.
Industrial battery units storing electricity in the desert. Image by The Desert Photo. OPINION – California leads the nation in energy storage. We must maintain this momentum. With continued improvements in technology and regulatory oversight, energy storage can continue to play a pivotal role in powering the state’s clean energy future.
Image by CHOLTICHA KRANJUMNONGOPINION – California’s insurance market is at a crossroads. With massive increases in disaster costs and a regulatory environment that does not readily allow carriers to increase rates to match the risk involved in insuring massive portions of our state, it is clear that something needs to change to fix a broken insurance market.
Lobbyist and author Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week in Sacramento.