PaneraGate Update: Legislative Republicans Call on Bonta to Investigate Crooked Minimum-Wage Exemption Deal

SACRAMENTO – Today, Legislative Republicans called on Attorney General Rob Bonta to launch an investigation into allegations of “pay-to-play” politics in the crafting of Assembly Bill 1228. The bill, which increased the minimum wage for fast-food workers by 25%, contains an unjustified carveout that benefits a longtime acquaintance of Governor Gavin Newsom.…

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Gallagher Introduces Bill to Address Unintended Consequences of Ag Employee Overtime Law

New Research Shows Workers Lost Hours, Wages   SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) has introduced AB 3056 to reform California’s agricultural overtime laws to ensure employees are paid fairly while avoiding the cuts to workers’ hours that have occurred under the existing system. In 2016, AB 1066…

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Legislative Republicans Join Advocates & Entrepreneurs at Press Conference to Support Small Business

Newly-announced Republican legislation will fight retail theft, ease the burden of regulations, avert a small-business tax increase and give consumers a sales tax holiday. SACRAMENTO – Today, Republican lawmakers joined small-business owners and advocates on the West Steps of the Capitol for a press conference announcing legislation to support small…

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Assemblyman Republican Leader Gallagher Files Amicus Brief Opposing Governor’s Lawsuit to Disqualify Taxpayer Protection Act

SACRAMENTO – The week, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) filed an amicus brief with the California Supreme Court, opposing the lawsuit brought by Governor Newsom and Democratic Legislative leaders to remove the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act preemptively from the November 2024 ballot. Gallagher was joined on…

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