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Consumer Watchdog Asks Governor Newsom To Call Special Session To Deal with Pain at Pump
Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today asked California Governor Gavin Newsom to call a special session of the California legislature to address the unprecedented, nearly $2 per gallon...
California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Good Government Bill To Close State Agency Lobbying Loophole
Los Angeles, CA -- Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1783 to close a loophole in state law that allowed former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez to influence decision-making at the...
Proposed California Recycling Bill Includes Glass Bottles
By Shawnte Passmore, KMAX CBS TV Sacramento, CA
September 6, 2022
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/bottle-recycling-bill-includes-wine-and-spirit-bottles/
SACRAMENTO - Lawmakers are hoping the governor signs a bill to expand the state's recycling program.
The goal is to increase...
California Bottle Bill Adds Wine and Spirits, Plus Last-Minute Funding for Glass Markets and Recycling
By Megan Quinn, WASTE DIVE
September 2, 2022
https://www.wastedive.com/news/california-bottle-bill-wine-spirits-glass-expansion/631125/
Dive Brief:
A significant update to California’s bottle bill, SB 1013, will add wine and distilled spirits to the state’s container deposit system starting Jan....
California May Add WIne, Liquor Bottles To Recycling Program
By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 1, 2022
https://apnews.com/article/california-recycling-climate-and-environment-5764cb82719ea35ae1907934ccb4a870
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling recycling program, while giving beverage dealers another option...
Legislation Requiring Oil Refiners To Disclose Profits Per Gallon Monthly Clears CA Assembly
Los Angeles, CA -- A bill requiring oil refiners to disclose their per gallon profits monthly passed out of the California Assembly by a vote of 42 - 23. ...
11th Hour Deal On Bottle Deposit Bill Steals $400 Million From Consumer CRV Funds For Gallo and Glass Bottle Manufacturers
Los Angeles, CA — SB 1013 (Atkins), a bill expanding the bottle deposit system to include wine and distilled spirits, is also loaded with pork for major corporations that...
The Sacramento Bee – California Lawmakers Use Secretive Process To Kill Would-Be Laws: ‘Where Good Bills Go To Die’
By Andrew Sheeler, Lindsey Holden, and Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE - CAPITOL ALERT
August 16, 2022
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article264432901.html
Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, R-San Luis Obispo, went into the last month of California’s legislative session...
The Observer: Proposed Law Requiring Oil Refiners To Disclose Profits Is Only First Step
Opinion Column by Jim Shields, THE WILLITS NEWS
July 2, 2022
https://www.willitsnews.com/2022/07/02/the-observer-proposed-law-requiring-oil-refiners-to-disclose-profits-is-only-first-step/
As I reported to you last month, there’s a proposed law that would require oil refiners to disclose their per...
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