A Business Strategy for the Governor’s Race
Now that the 2018 race for governor of California is in full swing with the release of the first Field Poll on the contest, as the race shapes up business interests will consider how to position themselves in a multi-candidate field. Conventional wisdom dictates that if one well-known Republican runs against a field of equally […]
President-Elect Trump and California Employment
What will Donald Trump’s election mean for California employment? Let’s start with a caveat: it is too early to tell in any detail. Trump has never held office, and we don’t yet know how his employment policies will play out. Certainly, the dire warnings in the past two weeks by the CNN and MSNBC commentators […]
Shop Local on Small Business Saturday
The National Federation of Independent Business is America’s leading small business advocate. We are proud to represent 350,000 small, independent business owners, and we are excited to cosponsor the 2016 Small Business Saturdaypromotion with American Express. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses account for the vast majority of the jobs in this country. […]
Does Political ‘Reform’ Keep California Women Out of Politics?
California sees itself as a progressive place, but it is anything but when it comes to women in elected office. Barely one quarter of the legislature—and 1/15 of the Los Angeles city council – are women. The trend persists despite many efforts to reverse it. And often, after elections like this past one, which was […]