TPA qualifies for 2024 ballot! The Taxpayer Protection Act was written to restore a series of voter-approved ballot measures that gave taxpayers, not politicians, more say over when and how new tax revenue is raised. @hjta CBRT.

The Commission's March 2 open meeting has been canceled.

Congratulations to FPPC Commissioner E. Dotson Wilson on his reappointment by the Governor to the Commission! We look forward to more great work in his new, four-year term!

For a bill described by its author as “the most significant political reform of the last 50 years,” Senate Bill 1439 sure didn’t get much attention when it was working its way through the Legislature last year. cal.news/3kqCLT3

AB-270 Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing. AUTHOR: Lee STATUS: Assembly - In Committee Legislative session: 2023-2024 leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavC… #AB270

A bill by state Sen. Aisha Wahab to limit lobbying by former legislative staff faced strong opposition from leaders of the state Capitol’s #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassment in the workplace. cal.news/41LkkIR

#AB421 would make it harder to qualify referendums / similar ballot measures that overturn parts of recently passed legislation by requiring some ✍🏻 gatherers be volunteers + requiring disclosure about who is paying for the petitions. buff.ly/3mNlaG8 via John Woolfolk

The FEC approved revised audit procedures, an advisory opinion, and an Audit Division recommendation memorandum. fec.gov/updates/fec-ap…

NEW: Lobbyist and author Chris Micheli shares some practical tips for those working with the staff of the policy & fiscal committees in #caleg. While some of these recommendations may seem obvious, many bear repeating. Read & learn! capitolweekly.net/practical-tips…

New column by Jon Coupal on the latest in the effort to Repeal the Death Tax. HJTA.org ocregister.com/2023/05/14/jon…

This law should reveal who’s paying for California legislators’ travel. It’s only been used twice calmatters.org/politics/calif…

NOW: A court hearing just got underway to determine whether Assemblymember Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) can run in the race to replace Kevin McCarthy for CA's 20th congressional district.

Tom Hiltachk, ’87, is one of McGeorge’s alumni being honored throughout McGeorge’s 100-year anniversary. He is the managing partner at BMH Law. He previously served as general counsel to the California Republican Party. #McGeorgeCentennial mcgeorgecommunitystories.com/2024/04/alumnu…

.McGeorge School of Law has presented our very own Tom Hiltachk the Alumnus of Honor award