Articles for category Legislation
Posted Nov 02, 2016 by Jamee V
Legislation
Yes on Prop 61 Rally with Bernie Sanders takes place Monday, November 7th on the west steps of the Capitol. CSR will be in attendance. Please join us!
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Posted Sep 29, 2016 by Jamee Villa
Legislation
Millions of Californians soon will have an easy way to save for a more comfortable and dignified retirement now that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 1234, landmark legislation creating the California Secure Choice Retirement Plan.
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Posted Sep 07, 2016 by Jamee Villa
Legislation
Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda, calls on lawmakers to approve his measure to end surprise medical bills from out-of-network doctors, on the final day of the legislative session.
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Posted Mar 29, 2016 by
Retirees
General News
Legislation
Politics
In this 2013, photo provided by Center for Individual Rights, Rebecca Friedrichs, a veteran Orange County, Calif., public school teacher, poses for a portrait. A tie vote from the Supreme Court means public sector unions in about half the states can continue collecting fees from workers who choose not to join. The justices on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, divided 4-4 in a case that considered whether public employees represented by a union can be required to pay "fair share" fees covering collective bargaining costs even if they are not members.
Courtesy of the Center for Individual Rights via AP Greg Schneider.
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Posted Oct 08, 2015 by
CalPERS
Retirees
Legislation
Politics
Retirement
Chuck Reed and Carl DeMaio announced they will not be circulating for signatures the pension initiative they previously announced earlier this year while promising to announce two more pension initiatives. The decision reflects, again, that Reed and company can't "handle the truth" about their pension schemes. Impact of Reed/DeMaio Pension Measures on New Public Employees
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Posted Sep 15, 2015 by
Legislation
The following PDF is a list of bills that CSR is supporting, opposing or watching.
September 15, 2015 Legislative Report
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Posted Aug 28, 2015 by
Legislation
The following PDF is a list of bills that CSR is supporting, opposing or watching.
August 28, 2015 Legislative Report
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Posted Jul 20, 2015 by
Legislation
The following PDF is a list of bills that CSR is supporting, opposing or watching.
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Posted Jul 01, 2015 by
Retirees
Legislation
The following PDF is a list of Bills that CSR is supporting, opposing or watching.
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Posted Jun 15, 2015 by
Legislation
The following PDF is a list of Bills that CSR is supporting, opposing or watching.
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Posted May 26, 2015 by
Legislation
The following PDF is a list of Bills that CSR is supporting, opposing, or watching.
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Posted May 15, 2015 by
CalPERS
General News
Legislation
State Economy
On Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) released the revised version of his fiscal year 2015-2016 budget plan, which includes several health care proposals, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The revised $169 billion budget is more than $4 billion larger than the original proposal unveiled in January (Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 5/14). The revised plan would increase health and social services spending by about $1.7 billion (Richman, San Jose Mercury News, 5/14).
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Posted May 06, 2015 by
Legislation
The following PDF is a list of Bills that CSR is supporting, opposing, or watching.
May 04, 2015 Legislative Report
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Posted Apr 15, 2015 by
Retirees
Health Care
Legislation
Retirement
Medicare is poised to overhaul the way it pays physicians and create new systems to reward high-performing doctors under legislation approved by the Senate late Tuesday.
The unusually bipartisan bill, which passed the House easily last month, will immediately lift the threat of an automatic 21% cut in Medicare fees to physicians, which was set to take effect Wednesday.
The legislation also marks a milestone in the push to modernize Medicare, the nation’s mammoth federal insurance program for the elderly, and move it away from the traditional system of paying physicians for every procedure they perform.
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Posted Mar 27, 2015 by
Legislation
CSR Legislative Report for the 2015-16 Legislative Session
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Posted Feb 25, 2015 by
Legislation
The following PDF is a list of Bills that CSR is supporting, opposing, or watching.
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Posted Feb 09, 2015 by
Legislation
The following PDF is a list of Bills that CSR is supporting, opposing, or watching.
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Posted Dec 10, 2014 by
Retirees
Legislation
The following article appeared on the Washington Post website regarding a plan that would allow pension plans to cut retiree benefits. The California State Retirees is closely monitoring this legislation, and assessing the impact. We will keep our members apprised as new information becomes available. The article is presented below for your information. California State Retirees
The Washington Post -- A measure that would for the first time allow the benefits of current retirees to be severely cut is set to be attached to a massive spending bill, part of an effort to save some of the nation’s most distressed pension plans.
The rule would alter 40 years of federal law and could affect millions of workers, many of them part of a shrinking corps of middle-income employees in businesses such as trucking, construction and supermarkets.
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Posted Oct 15, 2013 by
CalPERS
Retirees
Legislation
State Employees
Governor signs CSR-endorsed bills
Gov. Brown signed five bills in October that are beneficial to senior citizens and supported by California State Retirees (CSR).
Of the 896 bills the Legislature sent the governor this year before adjourning in September, the governor signed 800 and vetoed 96, according to Ted Toppin, legislative advocate for CSR. The approved bills go into effect Jan. 1, 2014.
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Posted Sep 20, 2013 by
Legislation
Politics
The following PDF is a list of Bills that CSR is supporting, opposing, or watching.
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