Ryan Sabalow

Una legisladora demócrata de California atacó los salarios de los directores ejecutivos de organizaciones sin fines de lucro después de que se opusieran a su proyecto de ley respaldado los sindicatos que agregaría nuevos requisitos de divulgación para los contratistas del gobierno local.

A California Democratic lawmaker took a shot at the salaries of nonprofit CEOs after they opposed her union-backed bill that would add new disclosure requirements for local government contractors.

Progressive groups, labor and civil rights organizations do well, while anti-tax, business and police fare poorly, according to a CalMatters Digital Democracy analysis.

A bill that would increase penalties for those who assault hospital emergency department workers is facing the same pushback that other recent tough-on-crime legislation has from progressive Democrats leery of increasing incarceration rates.

Los funcionarios en California han debatido durante años sobre dónde deberían destinarse los ingresos por impuestos a las ventas para las compras realizadas en línea.

California cities funnel $1 billion in online sales taxes back to wealthy corporations, but the state Senate killed a bill that would change the rules for those arrangements. The vote came down to whether senators represent a city with a major retailer in a tax-sharing agreement in their districts.

Sólo un legislador de la Asamblea de California votó en contra de un controversial proyecto de ley sobre hurto, mientras que decenas de legisladores progresistas se negaron a votar.

Only one legislator in the California Assembly voted against a controversial shoplifting bill while dozens of progressive lawmakers declined to vote.

La asambleísta Jacqui Irwin puede ser la principal experta en la industria tecnológica de la Legislatura y su defensora ocasional. Ahora apuesta por la tecnología en lugar de la inteligencia artificial.

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin may be the Legislature’s top tech industry expert and its occasional champion. Now, she’s taking on tech over artificial intelligence.