A report released last week by the governor’s office concluded that regulations on small business have cost the California economy $492 billion and 3.8 million jobs. Some Republicans now say the state should suspend implementation of Assembly Bill 32, the state’s greenhouse gas reduction plan. We discuss small business regulation in California.
Guests:
John Kabateck, California executive director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
Scott Hauge, president of CAL Insurance and Associates and president and founder of Small Business California, a bipartisan organization that advocates and provides education for small business owners
Jed Kolko, economist, associate director and research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California
Jasmin Ansar, western states climate economist with the Union of Concerned Scientists
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