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Business Roundtable Issues Statement on Latest California Energy Price Data
SACRAMENTO-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: “California-specific policies continue to drive up our gasoline and diesel prices, which are now the highest ever and will
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Business Roundtable Responds to Middle-Class Tax Increase Proposal Introduced in California Legislature
SACRAMENTO—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: “It is unconscionable to push another $163 billion in new and higher taxes onto working families and small
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Business Roundtable Responds to Governor’s Commitment to Keeping K-12 Schools Open for In-Person Learning
December 22, 2021 SACRAMENTO—Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable, issued the following statement today in response to Governor Newsom’s announcement that K-12 schools will remain open for in-person learning as the state and nation address the growth of the Omicron variant: “As California continues to rebuild its economy, working parents reentering the workforce
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Cost-of-Living Crisis Continues to Drive Up California’s Poverty Rate
SACRAMENTO—According to data published by the U.S. Census Bureau today, California continues to have the worst poverty rate among all states when adjusted to account for government programs designed to help low-income families and necessary expenses for critical goods and services. “More people live in poverty in California than in any other state because of
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Guest Column: Here’s what employers need from California to step up the fight against COVID
Originally published in the Sacramento Business Journal on August 12, 2021 By Rachel Michelin, Rob Lapsley and Rex S. Hime The following was submitted in response to the opinion published Aug. 9 by Dee Dee Myers, director of the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. There is little debate and little surprise that California has another
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Statewide Business Community Responds to Governor’s COVID-19 Announcement
SACRAMENTO—The following organizations from the statewide business community issued the following response today to Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement that state employees will no longer be able to self-attest vaccination status at the workplace: “The governor’s approach will allow economic recovery to continue while redoubling efforts to encourage vaccinations. From the beginning of the pandemic, the
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California Business Roundtable Responds to Governor Newsom’s Actions that Could Further Drive Up the Cost of Gasoline and Harm Economic Recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2021 SACRAMENTO—Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable, issued the following statement today in response to actions by the Newsom Administration to deny well stimulation permits, which could drive up the cost of gasoline and is a major step backward in our economic recovery: “The governor’s actions don’t follow
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Refusal to Address Unemployment Insurance Fund Debt Undermines Critical Safety Net Program and Guarantees Massive Tax Increase on All Businesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2021 SACRAMENTO—The California Legislature has rejected efforts to begin to pay down even the smallest fraction of an estimated $22 billion Unemployment Insurance (UI) Fund debt, undermining the long-term integrity of the program and guaranteeing that businesses of every size will be forced to pay higher taxes in an effort
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CBRT Joins Broad Coalition Opposing H.R. 3
The California Business Roundtable is proud to be part of a broad coalition opposing H.R. 3, the misguided policy that will devastate California’s position as a leader in science and technology and harm our state’s economy in the process. Read our letter here:
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State and Regional Business Leaders Respond to Attorney General Bonta’s Attack on Critical Goods Movement Sector
SACRAMENTO—State and regional business leaders today are pushing back on recent comments by California Attorney General Rob Bonta attacking the goods movement sector that has led to economic growth and job creation in Southern California, especially the Inland Empire. “Attorney General Bonta’s comments are concerning,” said Paul Granillo, president and CEO of the Inland Empire