The Calaveras County Taxpayers Association will host a public luncheon on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at the Murphys Historic Hotel. The group will honor County Board of Supervisors Secretary, Diane Severud, with the 2015 Excellence in Public Service Award. Diane works diligently handling a huge amount of information, always with good cheer and transparency. Diane […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation has released a new report titled, “Follow the Money,” detailing government waste, fraud and abuse uncovered in 2014. The report offers examples of irresponsible spending including $194 million in uncollected bills at the state toxics agency, $848 million in overpayments by the CalWORKs program and $80 million in illegal money […]
The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and its companion organization, the American Tax Reform Movement, ruling that minority party legislators have standing to challenge a tax on hospitals that was approved by less than the two-thirds legislative vote required by Arizona law. In its December 31 ruling, the Court […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is proud to name Linnea Warren as HJTA Taxfighter of the Year. “When Linnea Warren learned that she and other water ratepayers were being treated unfairly by the City of Pasadena, she did more than complain,” said HJTA President Jon Coupal. “She took action.” After learning in a news report […]
“Councilman Russell Johnson Led the Effort to Pass the Resolution Defending Proposition 13” October 22, 2014 Bakersfield – With the leadership of Councilman Russell Johnson, a resolution to support taxpayer’s rights and defend Proposition 13 was approved today by the Bakersfield City Council. The resolution was heard at the City Council meeting on October 22 […]
While scores are improved over last year, majority of legislators still flunk Sacramento, CA — HJTA has released its 2014 Legislative Report Card. HJTA’s scorecard is intended as a non-partisan tool to help taxpayers hold legislators accountable. Of the 120 members of the Legislature, 75 received a grade of “F” while only 29 earned an […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) has issued its final recommendation on state ballot measures, while the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Political Action Committee (HJTA-PAC) has released it candidate endorsements. HJTA is advocating a yes vote on Proposition 2 to establish a prudent budget reserve and a no vote of no on Proposition 46 that […]
Los Angeles – As Sacramento’s special interests continue to urge tax increases the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is preparing to hold a workshop at the upcoming California Republican Party Convention in Los Angeles. This workshop scheduled for Saturday September 20th from 10:00 ÛÒ 11:30 am at the LAX Marriott will be an opportunity for activists […]
Sacramento – Today (9) the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) has petitioned the California Supreme Court to review the high speed rail bond validation case. After radically changing the bullet train plan promised to voters who approved $10 billion in bonds in 2008 the State asked the court to approve sale of the bonds anyway. […]
Sacramento — The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has launched a new website giving California taxpayers objective information on the initiatives that will appear on the November 4 ballots. The new website which can be accessed at http://www.CAInitiatives2014.org offers latest news related to the propositions brief summaries of each proposal and short descriptions of arguments for […]
