Sacramento Topics

California legislation often 'sponsored' -- or even written -- by interest groups
April 28, 2013

With federal health law, medical professionals look to expand turf
April 15, 2013

California lawmakers look to regulate, attract drone industry to state
April 02, 2013

Former ethics chief would ban fundraising while California lawmakers work
March 25, 2013

California Legislature is biggest generator of major new laws
December 20, 2012

Capitol Alert: California Legislature is biggest generator of major new laws
December 20, 2012

NCSL’s Annual List of State Laws Going Into Effect on Jan. 1
December 31, 2012
Dec. 20, 2012 - Along with New Year's resolutions, Jan. 1 marks the day many new state laws go into effect. In our annual tradition, the National Conference of...

Democrats Target Four Seats to Bolster Assembly Majority
August 27, 2012
Seeking to protect their majority in the State Assembly, Democrats are targeting four seats for victory in November. They are: Assembly District 8 (Sacramento...

Controller deems budget ‘unbalanced,’ withholds lawmakers’ pay
July 01, 2011
July 1, 2011 - California Controller John Chiang announced Tuesday that he will withhold legislators' salary and per diem pay until a "balanced" budget is...

U. S. Senate passes bill letting states tax online sales
May 06, 2013 | indystar.com
States lost a total of $23 billion last year because they could not collect taxes on out-of-state sales, according to a study done for the National Conference of State Legislatures ...

John Ketzenberger: Congress needs to help Indiana collect online sales tax
May 01, 2013 | indystar.com
The National Conference of State Legislatures estimated uncollected sales taxes from online purchases cost states about $11 billion last year; that figure was $7.7 billion in...

Internet sales tax debate heats up
April 27, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The National Conference of State Legislatures estimates that states lost $23 billion in revenue last year because they could not collect taxes on out-of-state sales. Daniels...

Senate approves bill requiring drug testing for welfare recipients
April 10, 2013 | indystar.com
In 2011, Florida became the first state to pass a law requiring all TANF applicants to undergo drug testing since 2003 when a judge ruled a Michigan pilot program was unconstitutional, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures ...

Battle flares in Congress over online sales tax
April 07, 2013 | indystar.com
'' This revenue could help fund police, schoolteachers and other much-needed programs,'' the National Conference of State Legislatures wrote in its report on the issue, which...

Indiana could be first to require armed employee in every public school
April 02, 2013 | indystar.com
Currently, no states require armed employees in schools, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. However, discussions on arming school employees continue...