California Capitol Roundup: Federal Tax Law Sidestep, High-Speed Rail Audit, Styrofoam Ban Fail, Whistleblower Protections And More

Tuesday, January 30 2018

California Lawmakers Move To Grant Whistleblower Protections To Staff: The California Legislature finally appears set to enact whistleblower protections for legislative employees — and in some cases, even lobbyists. Those efforts repeatedly failed in previous years before the #MeToo movement took hold.

The women and men who work here demand we do better,” said the bill’s author, Democratic Sen. Anthony Portantino.

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