Can meaningful tax reform advance, or even survive, in progressive blue states? In California, this is not just an academic question. Proposition 13 …
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Will California’s budget woes impact tax reform?
The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (TPA) is a proposed constitutional amendment which has already qualified for the November …
Key committee changes offer clues as to what the Assembly will do next year
Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas announced his changes to the Standing Committees for the next legislative session last week. The annual tradition …
Taxpayers respond to Newsom’s anti-Prop. 13 lawsuit
In September, this column reported on the lawsuit against taxpayer and business groups brought by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature …
Double danger in bonds for sports arenas
Last week, the Sacramento Bee reported that thecity of Sacramento has been “forced to use money from [the] general fund to pay off Golden 1 Center …
It wasn’t a great year for California taxpayers, but it wasn’t all bad
The deadline for Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign or veto bills sent to him by the Legislature was last weekend. Two weeks ago, this column highlighted a …
California’s pension debt remains a serious challenge
This column has covered many scandals in recent weeks including the eye-popping fraud with EDD ($32 billion lost), the rampant abuse in Medi-Cal, and …
California is leading the way in Medicaid abuse
California has just asked for and received a waiver from the federal government that allows the state to skip eligibility verification for …
How much do progressives hate taxpayers and Proposition 13?
Last week’s column was entitled, “Legislative session ends with declaration of war on taxpayers.” The war has now gone nuclear. Governor Gavin Newsom …
Legislative session ends with declaration of war on taxpayers
It is not an overstatement to say that a supermajority in the California Legislature believes that Proposition 13 must be destroyed. Over the last …