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 […]
Governor Jerry Brown and top legislative Democrats have announced a deal to increase gas and car taxes by $5.2 billion a year – even though California’s gas taxes are already among the nation’s highest. Sacramento’s plan would raise gas taxes 12 cents a gallon, diesel taxes 20 cents, and car taxes by an average of […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has filed a complaint today (2) with the Fair Political Practices Commission charging that Los Angeles County is illegally using taxpayer money to fund political ads touting Measure H, a sales tax increase. Additionally, HJTA has submitted a request under the Public Records Act to determine both the extent and […]
Today (12) Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and retired State Senator and Judge Quentin L. Kopp filed suit against Governor Brown and the Fair Political Practices Commission to invalidate a new law that would allow public funds to be used for political campaigning. In September, the Governor signed Senate Bill 1107 which provides that a “candidate […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is proud to name Andrea Seastrand as the 2016 Taxfighter of the Year. Seastrand serves as President of the Central Coast Taxpayers Association (CCTA). The organization works to inform and educate voters on important tax issues at all levels of government. CCTA is constantly advocating for the protection of Proposition […]
