SACRAMENTO, CA — Senator John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) issued the following statement regarding the announcement of the new minimum wage legislation today:
“California has the nation’s highest poverty rate. One reason is because California has been rated the worst place to grow a business for 11 years straight. Continue reading
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Huff Issues Statement Regarding Proposed Minimum Wage Increase
SACRAMENTO: Senator Bob Huff (R-San Dimas) issued the following statement in response to new legislation that would raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour in California.
“I have visited with hundreds of business owners during my service in the State Legislature,” said Senator Huff. “Their messages have a similar theme. If we want to create new jobs and better paying jobs in California, Sacramento needs to take action to reduce burdensome regulations and red tape to reduce costs. They have never told me to raise the minimum wage. Business creates the jobs that will pay this new wage and it will be another struggle for them.” Continue reading
Senator John Moorlach
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2015
CONTACT: Amanda Smith @ (703)615-2839
Senator Moorlach Leads Spirited Senate Floor Debate to Oppose Minimum Wage Hike
(Sacramento, CA ) – Today, Senator Moorlach made the following comments from the Senate Floor in opposition to SB 3 (Leno) which would raise the minimum wage in California.
Senator Moorlach spoke immediately following Democratic Senator Hertzberg’s comments, where Hertzberg asked “what kind of society are we running?” in his support of minimum wage increases. Continue reading
Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State
January 28, 2014
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Minimum Wage Initiative Enters Circulation
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SACRAMENTO – Secretary of State Debra Bowen today announced the proponent of a new initiative may begin collecting petition signatures for his measure.
The Attorney General prepares the legal title and summary that is required to appear on initiative petitions. When the official language is complete, the Attorney General forwards it to the proponent and to the Secretary of State, and the initiative may be circulated for signatures. The Secretary of State then provides calendar deadlines to the proponent and to county elections officials. The Attorney General’s official title and summary for the measure is as follows: Continue reading
By Dave Roberts, California Political Review
California has made progress in bringing down the unemployment rate. June’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 8.5 percent is the lowest since October 2008, according to California Employment Development Department data. Unemployment reached 12.4 percent during the Great Recession, and for much of the past five years it’s been in double digits, including as recently as last October.
While the downward trend has been encouraging, California’s unemployment is still 12 percent higher than the national average of 7.6 percent. And much of the rural area of the state remains at Great Depression levels of unemployment: Imperial County 23.6 percent, Colusa County 15.8 percent, Sutter County 14.7 percent, Merced County 14.1 percent, Yuba County 13.6 percent. In addition, 23 other counties are still suffering double-digit unemployment, including Los Angeles. Continue reading