Image by IvanMel via ShutterstockUnder AB 716, ambulance providers couldn’t bill patients more than the established payment by Medi-Cal or Medicare fee-for -service amount, which is ever is greater.
Image by TimeStopper69 via ShutterstockThe latest Right to Repair proposal, Senate Bill 244, by Sen. Susan Eggman, (D-Stockton), has made it out of its house of origin, riding the momentum of similar bills that were approved this year in New York, Colorado and Minnesota.
California Governor's sealJust as with other bills that the Governor may veto, he or she must explain the reason for the line-item veto and follow the same process used for other vetoed bills
CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and California Forward CEO Micah Weinberg joined us to discuss the report that influenced Gov. Newsom’s ambitious CEQA proposals and discuss why CEQA reform is – in their view – sorely needed.
Image by DedMityay via ShutterstockDoes California have to adopt a “balanced budget”? The short answer is yes. But there are several interesting aspects to this legal requirement.
Sean Porter, photo by Scott Duncan PhotographyPorter, who is the legislative director for Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, D-Inglewood, enjoys negotiating with the governor’s office, working with sponsors and committees and planning how best to get legislation approved.
Ted Kaczynski, circa 1968. Photo by George Bergman, courtesy of the Oberwolfach Photo CollectionNo town had closer connections to the case of “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski than Sacramento: His first and last murder victims over a 17-year period occurred here – the first in an alley behind an Arden Fair computer-rental store, the last in an office downtown across from the state Attorney General’s office on I Street.
Image by Adao via ShutterstockAbout a quarter of this country’s legislatures, including California, limits the number of bill introductions by their elected officials.
Photo by Andrey_Popov via ShutterstockRepublicans and Democrats, aides and outside advocates, Assembly and Senate, they may not agree on much. But there does appear to be consensus on at least one critical issue: the Swing Space elevators. They’re awful. Everyone seems to agree on that.
ROADMAP 2035, Panel 3 – The Future vs. The Past: The Impact on California’s Legacy Industries. Panelists: Christopher Benjamin, Pacific Gas & Electric; Jon Costantino, Tradesman Advisors; Mark Nechodom, Western States Petroleum Association; Laura Renger, California Electric Transportation Coalition. Moderated by Brian Joseph of Capitol Weekly. Photo by Scott Duncan, Capitol WeeklyCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s conference examining California’s climate goals: ROADMAP 2035: Cars, Carbon and Climate Change – How Do We Meet California’s Zero Emissions Goals? which was held in Sacramento at the California Endowment Conference Center on Thursday, May 25, 2023. This is Panel 3 – The Future vs. The Past: The Impact on California’s Legacy Industries.