Rich Ehisen is the Editor in Chief at Capitol Weekly. He covers a wide range of topics including government and politics, law and legal affairs, as well as education and energy policy, with a particular focus on climate policy and public education. Rich's work has been featured in Capitol Weekly and Environmental Post Ledger.
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By: Rich Ehisen
Happy House of Origin Day! While we wait to see what does and doesn't move on to the next legislative chamber...some tidbits from around the Capitol.
By: Rich Ehisen
It was another jam-packed week, with the June primary election blessedly almost upon us and the deadline for bills to clear their house of origin.
As the popularity of e-bikes has grown, so too has the instances and severity of crashes involving the motorized bicycles. With that in mind, lawmakers this session have pondered several bills seeking to balance expanding e-bike use and road safety.
In his continuing review of 2026 legislation in the California Legislature, intrepid legal scholar, lobbyist and law professor Chris Micheli offers some additional observations on the dos and don'ts of drafting legislation.
An accidental encounter with a California Senate Fellows brochure launched a career that would take Marie Liu deep into the halls of the Capitol, where she spent more than two decades helping shape California's environmental policy.
By: Rich Ehisen
Mayors from several of California's largest cities gathered on Wednesday for the Capitol Weekly Big City Mayors Forum to discuss some of the state's most pressing challenges, including homelessness, housing affordability, economic development, regulatory reform and the evolving relationship between local governments and Sacramento.
By: Rich Ehisen
California's jungle primary was as wild as a name like that sounds, but now the fall races are set. Voters turned out big, almost as big as Democrat Xavier Becerra's lead over Republican Steve Hilton.
By: Rich Ehisen
The Legislature just gave themselves two critical weeks to work together with the Administration to adopt a budget solution that prevents shifting nearly 2 million Medi-Cal enrollees into a fragmented fee-for-service system (FFS) where health care coverage is in name only.
Email There are several important entities that support the work of the California Legislature. Those entities include the Legislative Counsel, Legislative Analyst, Bureau of State Audits, California Research Bureau, and California Law Revision Commission.
At Close the Gap’s Sacramento Symposium Partners Reception on Wednesday, Executive Director Susannah Delano, along with Assemblymember Lori Wilson and Senator Sasha Renée Pérez, unveiled the newly formed Close the Gap Caucus.
