2012
Recent articles and videos from news sources that mention the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber.)
Job-Related Injuries Must be Posted Feb. 1
Any firm with more than 10 employees must post a summary of job-related injuries and illnesses for 2011 by Feb. 1, according to the California Chamber of Commerce. (The Orange County Register 02/01/12)
Tax Campaign Targets Capitol's Inside Game
A poll by the Public Policy Institute of California showed 68 percent of likely voters support Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed initiative to raise sales and income taxes by $6 billion a year for five years. But as it stands today, the ballot could be crowded with as many as four measures to raise taxes. If they all are on the November ballot, "they all die," Allan Zaremberg, head of the California Chamber of Commerce, said, reflecting the wisdom that voters, faced with too many choices, could reject all the measures. (Dan Morian in The Sacrmento Bee 01/29/12)
‘Medicare for All' Fails Again in California
Californians dodged the bullet on universal health care insurance once again when Senate Bill 810 was narrowly defeated last week, falling only two votes short of passage in the state Senate. The Chamber properly described the legislation as a job killer. (The Orange County Register 01/27/12)
Amid Cost Concerns, Lawmakers Delay Vote on Universal Healthcare
A proposal to have the state provide healthcare coverage to all Californians hit another snag Tuesday in a legislative committee amid concerns about its cost.Marc Burgat, a vice president of the chamber, said the cost would be "significant," and he noted that Congress has approved healthcare reform on the federal level. "We think the state and businesses in the state should focus on that," Burgat said. (Los Angeles Times PolitiCal 01/17/12)
Single-Payer Health Care Bill Before California Lawmakers Again
Democratic Senator Mark Leno made the case for single-payer health care to the Appropriations committee. But Marc Burgat of the California Chamber of Commerce said a new system would be a costly distraction from federal health reforms already underway. (Capitol Public Radio 01/17/12)
California Lawmakers Take Another Crack at 'Single-Payer' Health Care Bill
"We fundamentally disagree with the two major premises of the bill: (1) government systems are more efficient than private business, and (2) a single-payer system would be less costly than the current private system," California Chamber of Commerce lobbyist Marti Fisher said in a letter last week opposing the Leno measure. (The Sacramento Bee 01/17/12)
Jerry Brown's Budget Plan Would Strip Demands, Payments from Local Governments
The administration's goal is to "change the overall structure to make it more efficient and get away from the current claiming process that's time-intensive and costly for everyone to operate," state Finance Director Ana Matosantos said at a California Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday. (The Sacramento Bee 01/14/12)
California Business Owners Will Pay More Money to Cover Unemployment Benefits
Starting in January California employers will pay $280 million more for unemployment insurance (37% tax hike.) The feds propose a tax hike because california's unemployment trust fund is more than $9 billion in the red. (CBS-13 01/10/12 )
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