Small but important step on regulatory reform
It’s no secret that the Legislature has been AWOL on pro-growth
and job-creating
legislation.
Some Senate Republicans proposed tying economic development legislation
to tax extensions for the state budget earlier this year. That effort died on
the vine, but the seeds were planted for limited reform of the state’s
regulatory system.
A tender shoot emerged this week with the announcement by Senate Pro Tem
Darrell Steinberg of legislation to add a beefed-up economic impact analysis
requirement for new state regulations.
Modest Proposal: Put CTA In Charge of All State Educational Policy
Teachers’ unions have been described across the political
spectrum as an obstacle to fixing the schools.
So why not
put them in charge of the schools?
You object
– you want to say they’re in charge already. But that’s not really true.
Consider the California Teachers Association. CTA is powerful, easily the most
powerful interest group in the state. But it doesn’t run the schools. It
influences people on behalf of its
members. There are middlemen – state legislators, governors, school board
members – who don’t always do exactly what CTA would do. Plus, there’s a big
difference between having influence and actually having the responsibility of
official control.
Labor Day
For me, Labor Day is about celebrating and
acknowledging those whose hard work fuels our economy and provides essential
goods and services for all of us. As we
celebrate Labor Day this weekend, I’m reminded of some of the hardest working
laborers I know, the small businesses owners, independent contractors and other
job creators throughout California. These dedicated workers serve as the economic
engine for our state.
Our country became great because of the blood,
sweat and tears of some of America’s finest workers. Today, their entrepreneurial spirit continues
through the hard work of thousands of small business owners and independent
contractors throughout our country. That
is why it is particularly troublesome that some in federal and state government
have this sector of the workforce in their cross hairs.
California Voters Want Legal Reform!
On Tuesday, August 23rd, California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse joined with legislators to hold a press conference at the State Capitol announcing the results of a voter survey recently done in California. The survey asked votes if lawsuit reform an important part of improving California’s business environment and attracting and keeping good jobs.
California has Game Plans for Winning New Jobs
This weekend we’ll celebrate Labor Day, traditionally the end of summer and the return of football and cool autumn temperatures. Fortunately, talk is finally heating up on a game plan to put California back on track toward a winning economy. Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown released a three-part California Jobs First Plan to spur companies to hire California workers. This is on the heels of Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Economic Growth and Competitiveness Agenda to lead California into the post-recession “Next Economy.” With fears of an economic relapse on the horizon, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce applauds both Gov. Brown and Lt. Gov. Newsom for putting plans on the chalkboard to make business investment and job creation the top priority for California lawmakers.