The California Supreme Court ruled today that taxes proposed by special interests using the local initiative process may not have to comply with taxpayer protections set forth in Proposition 13 and Proposition 218, the Right to Vote on Taxes Act, an HJTA sponsored statewide measure approved by California voters in 1996. In response to […]
In just the latest in a series of questionable maneuvers to protect Senator Josh Newman, the target of a recall by his constituents, it has been revealed that a lawyer for Senate Democrats held private meetings and exchanged texts, and phone calls with a member of the Fair Political Practices Commission. These contacts were kept […]
Gov. Brown has signed Assembly Bill 195 (Obernolte), an HJTA sponsored bill that strengthens requirements that the cost of tax measures be clearly stated on the ballot. AB 195 mandates that the ballot label for all local tax measures include the rate and duration of a tax increase as well as an estimate of the […]
Sacramento, CA – Today, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) filed a lawsuit to stop the Legislature’s unconstitutional efforts to undermine the voter-led recall of State Senator Josh Newman. “The Legislature has pulled out all the stops to silence the voice of taxpayers and undermine the people’s right to a fair and democratic process,” stated HJTA President Jon […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has launched a new website dedicated to recalling tax-raising Assemblyman Josh Newman, who cast the deciding vote for $5.2 billion in new gas and car taxes on California motorists. A major goal of the Newman recall is to end the tax-raisers’ two-thirds supermajority and stop the mad rush for tax […]
Today, Democrats on the Senate Governance and Finance Committee blocked Senate Resolution 39 by Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga), a measure that would have recognized the historic passage of Proposition 13 and its role in keeping property taxes low for homeowners. The committee’s rejection of this measure comes on the heels of the largest gas […]
HJTA Forms Committee To Back Newman Recall The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced today (11) that the organization is backing the effort to recall tax-raising Senator Josh Newman. “HJTA has several thousand members in the district represented by Newman and they are angry,” said HJTA President Jon Coupal. “They feel betrayed by their senator who […]
Millions of Californians will file tax returns this Tax Day and many wonder whether the billions they send to their government actually goes to good use. Today, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association released the annual Follow the Money report documenting Sacramento’s repeated failure to properly manage taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars. Examples covered in the report include […]
In response to the Legislature’s late evening passage of Senate Bill 1, increasing gas and car taxes, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal issued the following statement: “Increasing the gas tax by 43% and raising the car tax is another blow to already struggling working Californians. This is money that will come out of […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is today (3) launching a statewide radio campaign urging Californians to tell their representatives “heck no” to the proposed $5 billion a year gas and car tax increase. The ad reminds listeners that much of the existing gas tax, along with car and truck fees, has been spent for purposes […]
