Study finds California gender quota law lowers value of companies
A study conducted by three academics has found California’s law requiring companies to have female directors on its boards has already negatively impacted stock prices. Read More …
Tag: California Legislation
California bans ‘lunch shaming’ and pushes back school start times
California will push back school start times and ban the practice of “lunch shaming” after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a pair of bills intended to improve students’ health. Read More …
California governor signs bill allowing college athletes to be paid
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into a law on Monday a bill that will allow college athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness. Read More …
California Legislature passes rent control bill
Statewide rent control is expected to soon take effect in California after a bill that would place a cap on apartment rental rates passed the state Legislature this week. Read More …
Trump and Republicans sue California over tax return law
President Donald Trump and the Republican Party filed lawsuits on Tuesday against the state of California for enacting a law that requires presidential candidates to release their tax returns in order to appear on the ballot in California. Read More …
California governor signs illegal immigrant health care bill into law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Tuesday that will extend government-funded health care coverage to young adult illegal immigrants at a cost of nearly $100 million a year. Read More …
SLO judge rules state law that could free murder accomplices is unconstitutional
A San Luis Obispo judge has ruled a new California law that could free accomplices to murders from prison is unconstitutional and amounts to an encroachment by the Legislature upon the powers of the state’s judicial branch. Read More …
California to ban discrimination against hairstyles
The California Legislature has passed a bill that would ban discrimination against hairstyles and enshrine equal rights protections in law for individuals who have afros, braids and other types of hair on their heads. Read More …
California lawmakers strike deal on health care for illegal immigrants
California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature has reached an agreement on extending government-funded health care coverage to young adult illegal immigrants at a cost of about $100 million a year, a plan Gov. Gavin Newsom intends to sign into law. Read More …
California Senate votes in favor of marijuana banks
The California state Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favor of creating special banks and credit unions to work with marijuana businesses. Read More …