In preparation for California’s upcoming Primary election, we are releasing a quick background on each of the Constitutional Officers and what they actually do in the California government.
Today, we are comparing and contrasting the powers of the two fiscally-oriented Constitutional Officers – California’s State Treasurer and State Controller.
The current State Treasurer is John
In preparation for California’s upcoming Primary election, we are releasing a quick background on each of the Constitutional Officers and what they actually do in the California government.
Today, we are reviewing California’s Insurance Commissioner.
The Insurance Commissioner’s office was created by California Statute in 1868 during the creation of the Insurance Department. However, in
In preparation for the upcoming Primary Election on June 5, we are releasing a quick background of each of the Constitutional Officers and what they actually do in the California government.
Today, we are reviewing the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI).
The SPI oversees the California Department of Education (CDE) and, by extension, all
There are eight statewide Constitutional Officers: the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Controller, State Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. These officers are all elected at the same time in a General Election and may be re-elected to a maximum of two four-year terms.
In preparation
McGeorge Capital Center for Law & Policy Director, Professor Leslie Gielow Jacobs, appeared yesterday on KCRA in Sacramento to talk about allegations made yesterday by California Insurance Commissioner, and candidate for Attorney General, Dave Jones against current California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. You can catch her comments in the video below.
Jones’ campaign released
McGeorge’s Lawmaking in California course – Part 1 (transcript)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/mcgeorges-lawmaking-in-california-course-part-1
In today’s post I continue my series looking at the courses offered by the Capital Center for Law & Policy at McGeorge School of Law to train aspiring Capital Lawyers who plan to work in and around California state government. Today’s post
On Wednesday May 9th, the California Energy Commission approved a set of standards that will require most new homes built in the state after 2020 to include solar panels on their roofs. This standard was introduced to move California closer to a long-held goal of creating “zero net-energy” buildings, which generate
The Governor’s Role in the Legislative Process (transcript)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-governors-role-in-the-legislative-process
Today’s podcast is a look at the governor’s role in the legislative process.
As you well imagine, California’s Governor is a key player in the legislative process, even though the bulk of legislation is done by the elected members of the Legislature in
Intro to Capital Lawyering – Part 2 (transcript)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/intro-to-capital-lawyering-part-2
Today’s post is part two on the Introduction to Capital Lawyering course – to be called Capital Lawyering and Policy Making going forward – that is offered at McGeorge School of Law. You can find my first post on the Capital Lawyering and
Election Day for the primary election in California isn’t until June 5. But for the campaigns and candidates up and down the ballot, election season started yesterday when vote-by-mail ballots started going out.
In some counties, including the county I call home – Sacramento – this year’s primary will be a little different. As CALmatters