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For Lourdes Ayon, lobbyist by day and a comedian by night, “the policy brain and the comedy brain are totally different.” She ...

During his recent review of the more than 900 bills sent to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, intrepid McGeorge law professor, Capitol lobbyist and regular Capitol Weekly contributor Chris Micheli ...

OPINION - California has another opportunity to expand high-speed internet for millions of residents — while strengthening ...

This edition of the Micheli Files is intended to provide an orientation to the California State Capitol and its accompanying ...

For years, pharmacy benefit managers – prescription drug middlemen often referred to by the shorthand term PBMs – have gone ...

Lawmakers are away, but all sorts of things are still happening in California's Capitol community...even here at Capitol ...

OPINION - In signing Senate Bill 351 and Assembly Bill 1415, Governor Newsom has advanced measures that may reverberate far ...

OPINION - California’s small businesses are the engine of our economy. We create jobs, drive innovation, and keep local ...

OPINION - The struggle against veteran homelessness across the country—more so in California—continues to expose critical ...

Today we welcome lobbyist Leah Barros of Barros Clay and Associates. Barros is a familiar face in Sacramento, having worked ...

OPINION - For millions of Californians living with disabilities, the promise of independence has too often been undermined by high costs, limited resources, and outdated support systems. From barriers ...