Capitol-Updates
CAPITOL UPDATE #6 – February 13, 2025
MORE ON THE CALIFORNIA BUDGET. 2025 BUDGET FOR EDUCATION Under Proposition 98 which sets the minimum the State can allocate to schools, the budget includes $137 billion ($83 billion from the general fund and $54 billion other funds) for all TK-12 education programs.
CAPITOL UPDATE #5 – February 6, 2025
In this week's review we set up short informational page on President Trump's cabinet members as they stand today.
CAPITOL UPDATE #4 – January 30, 2025
MORE ON THE CALIFORNIA BUDGET. HOUSING – The draft budget does not provide any new funding for housing programs. Instead, the Governor is proposing another bureaucratic expansion with the creation of a new agency, the California Housing and Homelessness Agency.
CAPITOL UPDATE #3 – January 23, 2025
FIRST AND FOREMOST, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP. On to California. THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S BUDGET. Governor Newsom released his 2025 budget plan by the required deadline.
CAPITOL UPDATE #2 – January 16, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE SCHEDULE REFRESHER The legislative schedule is as follows. Hopefully, this will help clarify the process. There truly is some order to what they do, but sometimes it does not seem that way.
CAPITOL UPDATE #1 – January 9, 2025
Many bills were passed and signed into law in 2024 but will not take effect until 2026 or beyond. We will continue to highlight the ones affecting us now and bring to the forefront new ones that we can support or fight in the future.
CAPITOL UPDATE #49 – December 19, 2024
December Activity in California Congress. More than 150 bills have already been introduced with plans for committee hearings in January 2025. Following up on the California Coastal Commission issue with Elon Musk, covered in Capitol Update #42:
CAPITOL UPDATE #48 – December 12, 2024
2024, THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE YEAR IN REVIEW. Looking back on this legislative year (2023-2024), there were 5562 bills submitted by the legislators.
CAPITOL UPDATE #47 – December 5, 2024
Newsom is working with lawmakers to create a new litigation fund of up to $25 million to support California’s legal resources in anticipation of “policy proposals that would harm the state.”
CAPITOL UPDATE #46 – November 21, 2024
AB 1923 (Davies R) The Green Assistance Program – Existing law creates the California Environmental Protection Agency, consisting of various boards, offices, and departments, including the State Air Resources Board.
CAPITOL UPDATE #45 – November 14, 2024
tems You May Have Missed Since the Election! Governor Newsom is calling for a special session of the legislature to start on December 2,
CAPITOL UPDATE #44 – November 7, 2024
PRESIDENT ELECT DONALD J. TRUMP The United States voters have spoken! Our congratulations and support for the future
