Thanks to the historic agreement to update California's medical malpractice cap in May, the measure that was Consumer Watchdog's election priority this year - the Fairness for Injured Patients...

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...

By Wes Venteicher, SACRAMENTO BEE August 15, 2022 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article264461831.html California state agencies will be able to keep deleting emails and other documents as soon as officials see fit after legislators killed a...

By Staff Reporters, WORKERS COMPENSATION https://www.workerscompensation.com/news_read.php?id=41708 San Francisco,CA (WorkCompAcademy) - Suspense day" at the California Legislature on Thursday saw several key bills killed while others moved ahead on the path to...

Sacramento, CA – Senator Anthony Portantino’s Senate Appropriations Committee killed good government legislation today using one of the Legislature’s most undemocratic tactics, the “suspense file,” which legislative leadership uses to...

By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS August 11, 2022 https://apnews.com/article/social-media-california-legislature-f5fd4c8ac90546c506bc3a685ab58b2b California lawmakers on Thursday rejected a proposal that could have forced some popular social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok to pay fines...

Los Angeles, CA - Today, the California State Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill 11-0 that would require agencies to retain all public records for a minimum of two years....

Los Angeles, CA - Today, the California State Assembly passed a bill 65-0 that would close a loophole in state law that allowed Former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez to influence...

California needs consumer protection, not partying, dining and cozying up with industry lobbyists and executives By The MERCURY NEWS and EAST BAY TIMES Editorial Boards April 28, 2022 https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/28/editorial-elect-marc-levine-to-end-laras-insurance-commissioner-scandals/ California needs a new...

By The LOS ANGELES TIMES Editorial Board April 28, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-04-28/marc-levine-endorsement-insurance-commissioner Ricardo Lara’s first year as California insurance commissioner — the elected office charged with regulating the state’s $310-billion insurance industry — was...