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Legislative Process
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The Right Coast
‘Bye-bye’: Trump walks out of ‘waste of time’ meeting with Schumer, Pelosi
President Trump on Wednesday walked out of a White House meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., after the Democrats said they wouldn't…
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Challenges to Lawmaking in California’s Legislative Process
Challenges to Lawmaking in California's Legislative Process (transcript) Today’s post is on the challenges to lawmaking in California’s legislative process. https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/challenges-to-lawmaking-in-californias-legislative-process Individuals and groups engaging in California's lawmaking process…
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Court Cases Related to California’s Legislative Process
Court Cases Related to California's Legislative Process (transcript) Today’s post is an overview of specified court cases related to California’s legislative process. https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/court-cases-related-to-californias-legislative-process/s-T7BAt As you can imagine, there are…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Nominee Bernard McNamee Testifies Before Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
By Jamond Perry, Elizabeth McCormick
On November 15, 2018, Bernard L. McNamee, who has been nominated to fill the vacancy left by former FERC Commissioner Robert Powelson, testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and…
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Floor Items
Floor Items (transcript) https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/floor-items This post is on floor items. We're going to cover, briefly, the unfinished business file, the inactive file, the use of floor managers, and…
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The Fate of Legislation … One Last Look
The deadline for Governor Jerry Brown to sign or veto bills has come and passed so there are now no more bills in legislative limbo. This is the final rundown…
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The Fate of Legislation … so far
Now that the California Legislature's two-year legislative session has come to a close the drama around the bills that have worked their way through the legislative process has switched gears…
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The CAP·impact Podcast – Episode 19: Vote Requirements & Legislative Publications
By Capital Center for Law & Policy, Jon Wainwright
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/episode-19-vote-requirements-legislative-publications On today's podcast, McGeorge Capital Lawyering adjunct professor Chris Micheli breaks down the different vote requirements different types of legislation have to clear, and there's more than just the…
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The Role of Leadership Staff
The Role of Leadership Staff (transcript) Today’s post is on the role of leadership staff in the lawmaking process. https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-role-of-leadership-staff As you probably are familiar, there are four legislative leaders…
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Three Readings
Three Readings (transcript) Today’s post is about the three readings of a bill that are required by the California Constitution. https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/three-readings The California Constitution requires a bill to be read…