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CHCC Headlines & News
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| October 21, 2011 California Unemployment Rate Falls to 11.9% - State Adds 139,000 Jobs in 2011 SACRAMENTO – California’s unemployment rate decreased to 11.9 percent in September, and nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 11,800 during the month for a total gain of 139,800 jobs since 2011 began, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two separate surveys. |
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| October 20, 2011 CARB’s Emissions Tax is Out of Step with California’s Jobs Mission It’s not often you see California politicians agree on something, but nowadays there is undeniable unity on one issue: from small town city councils to the Governor’s office, everyone’s talking about the importance of jobs. |
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| October 20, 2011 Opinion: The time has come to make the initiative process better A century ago, the ballot initiative process was established in the state of California. This form of direct democracy gives voters the right to enact legislation through the vote of the people. Supported by progressives such as Gov. Hiram Johnson, the initiative process was seen as a way to promote social and political reform, particularly to break the Southern Pacific Railroad’s influence on the Legislature. Though the initiative process was successful in bringing much needed reform to the state, the process, much like the state of California, has evolved over time. However, it remains a popular tool among voters as a check on the power of the Legislature. |
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September 9, 2011 Firms Embracing Diversity Fifty million Hispanics account for 16 percent of America's population. The total minority population, of which Hispanics are the majority, comes to 36.3 percent. Such demographics, revealed by data from the 2010 census, show the shifting nature of the consumer marketplace, the national workforce and the communities in which people live. They also point out the increasingly diverse nation the United States is becoming.
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September 1, 2011 California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Opposes SB 568! Sacramento, CA -- The member businesses of the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce urge you to oppose SB 568 (Lowenthal), legislation banning polystyrene take-out packaging for the following reasons:
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