The @cagovernor and Legislature were right to ask for information from their agencies and departments about the cause of California's electricity rate increases. Read more from Robert Lapsley

ICYMI: Press Release: LATEST JOBS DATA RAISES RED FLAGS FOR CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK cbrt.org/january2025job…

Yesterday, the Goods Movement Alliance Alliance, which we proudly co-chair with the California Business Properties Association and IE Economic Partnership issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom and Rob Bonta's press conference on tariffs cbrtcfj.cmail20.com/t/j-e-wjudujk-…

BREAKING: Per IMF data released today, CA is now the 4th largest economy in the world. While great news, we can't ignore the cost-of-living crisis in our communities. More to come from the Center for Jobs

Quantifying CA's cost-of-living to global levels: Using the most current US BEA Regional Price Parities to adjust CA's current GDP to an equivalent statistic, CA barely edged ahead of Italy from 12th to 11th highest when GDP is measured by IMF’s purchasing power parity series.

It's time to stop grandstanding and stop these petty distractions. Stop trying to take a walk on the cost of living crisis unless you're willing to turn away billions in taxes and fees oil companies pay the state of California. latimes.com/environment/st…

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The Insurance Commissioner plays a vital role in the health of the state economy and addressing our ongoing housing crisis. We are happy to see Steven Bradford announce his candidacy for this seat in 2026.

Thank to Visual Capitalist for the great demonstration of California's housing crisis and why we must reform CEQA now!

President of the California Business Roundtable, Rob Lapsley, delivers his analysis of the 2025-26 California state budget youtu.be/3MX8cC46LHc

Join us for our Maddy Associates Luncheon on July 9 for an engaging discussion with Rob Lapsley, President of the CBRT, on the state's regulatory environment and the impact it has on businesses.

ICYMI: Our president Robert Lapsley has joined Substack. His first post is a deep dive into California's ZEV mandate. Read it here open.substack.com/pub/robertlaps…

NEW on Substack: Fueling Higher Costs: What California’s New Regulations Mean for You open.substack.com/pub/robertlaps…

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New on Substack: Did the $20 Fast-food Minimum Wage in California Cost us 18,000 Jobs? Yes. open.substack.com/pub/robertlaps…

In the first half of this week’s episode, we sit down with CBRT President Rob Lapsley to talk redistricting, the challenges of doing business in California, and more 💼 Now streaming wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️ #redistricting #california #politics #business

On behalf of our Board of Directors, we join the entire Capitol community in mourning the passing of former State Building Trades Council of California President Andrew Meredith. Throughout his career, Andrew was a vociferous and ardent supporter of California workers. We send

New on Substack: The Real Problem with the Jobs Report Isn’t Politics. It’s Accuracy open.substack.com/pub/robertlaps…

We are proud to join our colleagues at CalTax in opposing #gerrymandering and supporting citizen-led redistricting efforts here in California and across the nation. Read our letter opposing #ACA8, #SB280, and #AB604 here cbrt.org/wp-content/upl…