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Golden State Promise and California Business Roundtable Announce Strategic Partnership for 2026 Election Cycle
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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.
- 06/13/2025
Business Roundtable President Rob Lapsley welcomes the new Senate President Pro Tempore Senator Monique Limon
- 06/09/2025
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.
- 06/04/2025
In 2021, Governor Newsom stood before Californians announcing a $75 billion budget surplus. Four years later, the state faces a $12 billion deficit.
- 05/14/2025
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
- 04/29/2025
California’s leading business organizations that make up the Goods Movement Alliance underscored the vital role of the trade.
- 04/22/2025
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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....
As California slips further into long-term structural deficits and years of overspending catch up with policymakers, new and recycled tax increase discussions have begun once again.
- 08/29/2025
In July, the preliminary estimate for nonfarm jobs shows a gain of 15,000. Combined with the downward adjustment to the June estimate, California shows a total loss of 9,700 nonfarm jobs to date in 2025 or essentially a continuation of the state’s job stagnation over the past two years.
- 08/21/2025
California’s by-now secured position with the highest electricity costs appears to be an overlooked consideration in the most recent round of self-congratulations among the state’s leadership on the state’s increasing use of renewable generation sources.
- 08/08/2025
Trade statistics in June again were buffeted by tariff policy shifts, with the latest deadline for tariff agreements now set for August 7.
- 08/06/2025
In the latest report from California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), zero emission vehicle (ZEV) registrations posted a decline for the third quarter in a row.
- 08/01/2025
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 highest costs (12-month moving average) for all end user electricity rates, gasoline, and diesel.
- 07/10/2025