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California Chamber of Commerce files an amended Building an Affordable California Act, expanding it to include educational projects,...

A new bill introduced in the California Legislature, AB 1083, proposes significant rollbacks to the environmental streamlining provisions...

As data center development ramps up to meet computing demand for AI uses, California lawmakers continue to propose new regulations to...

The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a joint proposal updating the definition of “Waters of the United States,”...

Ninth Circuit stays enforcement of SB 261, California’s Climate-Related Financial Risk Act but refuses to stay SB 253, the Climate...

Wilson Feng examines the California Office of Tax Appeals decision (Appeal of R. Peters, OTA Case No. 22019564), where the taxpayer...

California to Implement Retention Cap and Change-Order Dispute Requirements for Private Works in 2026.

The IRS announced its cost-of-living adjustments to the tax-qualified retirement plan dollar limits for 2026. Some of the adjustments...

California Assembly Bill 1501 will allow physicians to supervise up to 8 physician assistants (PAs) at a time in any health care setting...

California’s new law requires venture capital firms to collect and report detailed, anonymized diversity data about the founders they...

The Building an Affordable California Act is a comprehensive reform that will modernize California’s project approval process and remove...

On September 16, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations to reflect statutory changes under Section 603 of...

The Department of Transportation's new enforcement initiative of the English language proficiency requirement could have a significant...

The Department of Transportation has published an emergency rule to address non-domiciled commercial drivers licenses with significant...

SB 81 includes patient immigration status as medical information under California confidentiality laws and limits ICE enforcement...

The $200,000,000 punitive damages award against Tesla raises questions for companies developing autonomous truck technology.