Unions and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association are pushing three measures for 2026 ballot with wildly different tax ...

When California took its first breath of statehood in 1850, the fledgling state had to quickly find a way to support itself, ...

California’s coffers have increased by about $11 billion, yet the state deficit is on track to hit about $18 billion in the ...

California is staring at a multibillion-dollar deficit even as a new tax on artificial intelligence and digital services ...

First adopted in 2012, this version of the income tax would hit the top 2% of earners. It would produce as much as $15 ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A major California healthcare union is pushing a 2026 ballot measure that would impose what they call a ...

California’s revenue from corporate income tax and sales tax is missing earlier projections, the state Legislative Analyst’s ...

A health care workers’ union recently proposed a referendum that would impose a 5 percent wealth tax on billionaires living ...

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California is known for its beautiful coastlines and PCH not its low taxes. How will your Social Security be taxed in retirement. If you want to retire in or to California, you may wonder how ...

California State Senator Ben Allen says Hollywood is showing signs of life again ... and he thinks Governor Gavin Newsom has ...

The city of Sacramento is making increasing use of the Mills Act, a state law that reduces property taxes in exchange for ...