Micheli Files
What is the SRIA?
Image by tumsasedgars. Just what is the “standardized regulatory impact analysis,” or SRIA. In this week’s Micheli Files intrepid lobbyist and law professor Chris Micheli explains all for you.
Posts Tagged: California
Image by tumsasedgars. Opinion
Will Newsom hand Californians the bill for plastic pollution?
Image by BrianAJackson.OPINION – CalRecycle is anticipated to finalize regulations any day aimed at implementing Senate Bill 54—the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. But disappointingly, economic benefits owed to Californians through implementation of the state’s landmark plastic pollution prevention law won’t be realized if pending regulations are adopted as is.
Opinion
Unfair transportation funding must be addressed
Image by 29mokara. OPINION – California’s transportation system connects our communities, supports our economy and protects public safety. Modernizing how we fund it is about aligning policy with reality and ensuring funding remains fair, accountable and sustainable.
Opinion
California needs to streamline permits for heat pump installations
Image by Creative BirdOPINION- California is already working to encourage heat pump adoption through its 2025 Energy Code, but our policymakers should be doing more. Homeowners need to be able to install equipment in a timely, predictable, and affordable way, especially during critical emergency replacements in Sacramento’s sweltering summers.
Capitol Briefs
Capitol Briefs: Gubernatorial gab, bills and cool political data
Image by Png-Studio. It’s been another busy week around the California Capitol. Let’s take a brief look at some of the highlights.
Opinion
California can’t lead on climate while wild horses disappear
Black Mountain wild horses. Photo courtesy of Wild Horse Education. OPINION – California calls itself a leader on climate and conservation, but its treatment of wild horses tells a different story: when it comes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — a bedrock environmental safeguard — the state is letting these herds wither away.
News
Meet the insurance commissioner candidates: Lalo Vargas
Lala Vargas. Image by Vargas for Commissioner website. In our ongoing Q&A series with California Insurance Commissioner candidates, this week we bring you answers provided to us by teacher Lalo Vargas.
Opinion
Corporate hospital systems are driving up costs for Californians
Image by ndrii Yalanskyi. OPINION – Healthcare costs are straining families across California. The cause of this affordability crisis isn’t a mystery – it’s a problem hiding in plain sight, rooted in unchecked corporate hospital systems that put profits over patients.
News
Ticketmaster in the crosshairs again over California legislation
Image by JUN LI. Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation are once again neck deep in state legislation they contend would protect consumers but which critics say is really aimed at furthering their monopoly over live event ticketing in California and the United States.
Micheli Files
How to participate in the California legislative process
The California state Capitol in Sacramento. (Photo: Adonis Villanueva, via Shutterstock)Where do we find the rules governing the legislative process? First in the Constitution, followed by the Government Code, and then a number of them in the Legislature’s internal rules. The legislative process is also dependent on the calendar and specified deadlines.