The CalChamber prepares this guide annually to provide comprehensive overviews of our priorities and the data to support our positions.

There is an executive summary of priority issues and then in-depth analysis of state and federal issues the CalChamber considers crucial to a strategy for economic recovery.

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• Economy
• Climate Change
• Consumer Product Ingredient Regulation 
• Education
• Energy
• Health Care    
• Legal Reform
• Taxation
• Transportation/Land Use Planning
• Unemployment Insurance
• Water
• Workers' Compensation
• Workplace Improvements

• Immigration
• International Trade

• Endangered Species
• Water Conservation
• Wildfires

• Counterfeiting and Piracy
• Punitive Damages

• Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector

• Data Security  
• Product Tracking

• Trade Promotion Authority
• U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
• U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement
• U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement 
• World Trade Organization

• E-Commerce Taxation
• Enterprise Zones
• Net Operating Loss (NOL)
• Research and Development Credit

• Card Check 
• Independent Contractors

• Container Tax