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California Energy Price Data for June 2025

California average prices for commercial and industrial natural gas worsened compared to the other contiguous states, while the other rankings were unchanged. California again had the ...

  • 07/10/2025
Reports and Studies

California Energy Price Data for May 2025

The trade statistics in May once again reflect more shifts in policy around tariffs rather than economic fundamentals.

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  • 07/04/2025
Featured Post - CBRT

ZEV Mandates Still Threaten California Consumers Regardless of Court Challenges

CBRT launches The California Brief Substack to provide a deep dive into policies, regulations, and legal challenges that drive up the cost of living and doing business in California

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  • 03/12/2024
Featured Post - CBRT

California Business Roundtable Raises Alarms Over Record State Spending and Growing Deficits

Rob Lapsley, President of the California Business Roundtable, issued the following statement in response to the Legislature’s record-setting 2025–26 state budget proposal, which includes more than $325 billion in General Fund, Special Fund, and bond spending.

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  • 03/12/2024
Featured Post - CBRT

Statement on Senator Monique Limon Being Elected Senate President Pro Tem

Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley welcomes the new Senate President Pro Tempore Senator Monique Limon

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  • 03/12/2024
Featured Post - CBRT

California Business Roundtable Statement on Business Tax Increase Discussion in Sacramento

Amid chatter about proposals to increase business taxes, we support Governor Newsom’s ongoing commitment to opposing general tax increases throughout his time in office.

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  • 03/12/2024
Featured Post - CBRT

California Business Roundtable Statement on the Governor’s Revised May Budget Proposal

In 2021, Governor Newsom stood before Californians announcing a $75 billion budget surplus. Four years later, the state faces a $12 billion deficit.

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  • 03/12/2024
In The News

In Case You Missed It: Orange County Register: The Legislature must confront the real drivers of our cost-of-living crisis

Yesterday, the Orange County Register published an op-ed by Rob Lapsley, President of the California Business Roundtable, and Jeffrey Ball, president and CEO of the Orange County Business Council

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  • 03/12/2024
Featured Post - CFJ

Special Report: California Becomes 4th Largest Economy as Japan’s Economy Slowed in 2024

In the latest data from International Monetary Fund (IMF), California—if it was treated as a separate economy—moved from 5th largest in the world to 4th largest as Japan’s economy contracted. However, Japan is projected to resume growth at 4% in 2025, while India is projected to continue moving up the ranks with 7% growth.

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  • 04/22/2025
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