A large and diverse coalition of California- based organizations is registering formal opposition to CalChamber-identified Job Killer bills AB 1400 and ACA 11. The bills would establish and raise taxes necessary to fund a single payer health care system called CalCare in California. According to a letter sent by the coalition to the Assembly.
Jun. 17—Ahead of the state's reopening earlier this week, a group consisting of 20 business organizations from around California sent a joint letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom calling for the state to address concerns raised by employers that enhanced federal and state unemployment benefits are stalling economic recovery by incentivizing job seekers to stay home rather than accept available jobs. .
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By Kitty O Neal, News 93.1 KFBK
May 10, 2021
Listen: Marni Sanders, CEO of the Yuba Sutter Chamber of Commerce
An informal survey of 162 local employers conducted by UCAN – the United Chamber Advocacy Network, found that as the economy surges back to life, employers have plenty of jobs available but are having extreme difficulty filling them, with over half saying that prospective employees are choosing to accept state and federal COVID relief rather than accept a job. The networks serves seven local chambers of commerce and over 5000 employers,
The results of the UCAN Employer Workforce Survey can be found at www.amgroup.us/ucan.
Guest column
Dear Friends, I wanted to share with you a few highlights of the 1st Senate District office and upcoming activities.
Brian Dahle
Legislation I authored this year has been moving through committee hearings, including Senate Bill 592, which recently passed the Committee on Natural Resources & Water. This measure will look at the effects of wildfire on our wildlife and forest health. Every year, catastrophic fires burn too many acres in California, destroying lives and property. What we haven’t analyzed and improved upon is the cost to our wildlife and watersheds. SB 592 will now go to the Senate fiscal committee for consideration.