• SBX1-2 TAX INCREASE PROPOSAL WILL REDUCE LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND DRIVE UP THE PRICE OF GAS AT THE PUMP

    Today, the California State Senate took an aggressive step toward allowing unelected state bureaucrats to regulate business profits and drive up costs on working families, all while removing accountability and oversight by elected officials whose constituents will end up paying the higher prices. READ MORE
  • Business Roundtable Issues Statement in Response to New Wealth Tax Proposal

    This wealth tax proposal is the wrong solution, both now and in the future. California does not have a budget deficit. Instead, we have a reduced surplus, caused mainly by the state's overreliance on high-wage earners and their volatile income streams. READ MORE
  • California Business Community Responds to Proposed End-of-Session Climate Proposals

    The California Business Roundtable, in partnership with the broader business community, today issued a press release in response to last-minute climate change proposals in the California Legislature. READ MORE
  • Business Roundtable Responds to Assembly Select Committee Investigating Gas Prices

    The causes of gas price increases have been investigated repeatedly, with several Attorneys General finding no evidence or indications of collusion, price fixing, or price gouging. What they have found time and again—both now and in prior years—is state regulations are responsible for the higher costs working families are paying. READ MORE
  • Business Roundtable Responds to Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise

    California has an unprecedented budget surplus. Read the Business Roundtable's response to Governor Newsom's FY 22-23 May Revise, released May 13, 2022. READ MORE
  • Business Roundtable Issues Statement on Latest California Energy Price Data

    Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable, issued the following statement today in response to the Center for Jobs & the Economy’s February Energy Price Data report and rapidly increasing cost of gasoline in California. READ MORE
  • Business Roundtable Responds to Middle-Class Tax Increase Proposal Introduced in California Legislature

    California Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley issued the following response today to the introduction of ACA 11, the companion piece to AB 1400 (Kalra), that will increase Californians’ tax burden by an additional $163 billion per year. READ MORE
  • Business Roundtable Responds to Governor’s Commitment to Keeping K-12 Schools Open for In-Person Learning

    As California continues to rebuild its economy, working parents reentering the workforce need certainty that K-12 schools will remain open... READ MORE
  • Cost-of-Living Crisis Continues to Drive Up California’s Poverty Rate

    More people live in poverty in California than in any other state because of our high and rising costs of living. READ MORE

Priorities Spotlight

Statewide Business Community Launches PSA To Encourage Vaccinations

STATEWIDE BUSINESS COMMUNITY LAUNCHES PSA TO ENCOURAGE VACCINATIONS “Do It For” PSA launches as state expands vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The unified California business community today released a new  public service announcement (PSA), “Do It For,” which will air statewide on TV, radio and social media, reaching millions

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  • Business Climate

    California’s policy makers must work together to restore the promise of economic growth and prosperity. The state’s current business climate is hindering job creation efforts and stifling economic growth.

  • Education

    California’s future economic competitiveness demands an educated and highly skilled workforce. Business must be a unifying voice for the rapid improvement of our state’s public schools.

  • Infrastructure

    Infrastructure

    California continues to live off the legacy of past generations investment in infrastructure. Our long term economic prosperity demands that we make investments today to rebuild and strengthen our infrastructure.

  • Regulatory Reform

    California’s regulatory environment is the most costly and uncertain in the nation. Clear, consistent and wise regulations not only protect the well-being of the population but improve the business climate.

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News & Updates

  • SBX1-2 TAX INCREASE PROPOSAL WILL REDUCE LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND DRIVE UP THE PRICE OF GAS AT THE PUMP

    Posted March 24, 2023

    SACRAMENTO— Today, the California State Senate took an aggressive step toward allowing unelected state bureaucrats to regulate business profits and drive up costs on working families, all while removing accountability and oversight by elected officials whose constituents will end up paying the higher prices. “SBX1-2 is bad policy, bad precedence, and simply a bad solution

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  • Business Roundtable Issues Statement in Response to New Wealth Tax Proposal

    Posted January 24, 2023

    SACRAMENTO—Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable, issued the following statement in response to new legislation that would impose a wealth tax in California: “This wealth tax proposal is the wrong solution, both now and in the future. California does not have a budget deficit. Instead, we have a reduced surplus, caused mainly by the

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  • CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE MAKES UNPRECEDENTED ENDORSEMENT IN L.A. MAYOR’S RACE

    Posted October 25, 2022

    (CALIFORNIA)—The California Business Roundtable, a statewide business advocacy organization made up of the senior leadership of some of California’s largest employers, has taken an unprecedented step in its 40-year history and has voted to endorse Mr. Rick Caruso in the race for the Mayor of Los Angeles. “Mr. Caruso has a defined plan for the

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  • Business Roundtable Responds to August Employment Numbers

    Posted September 16, 2022

    SACRAMENTO—Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable, issued the following statement in response to the August Employment data, which was released today: “Job gains in August were at their lowest monthly results for the year and employment saw a loss of 3,900. National and international issues are slowing our economic recovery, which is concerning

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