The tax-and-spend lobby loves to blame Proposition 13 for all of California’s woes. This has become so routine that we at the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers …
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A bold idea for California: Instead of passing so many new laws, how about some oversight over existing ones?
The reaction from politicians to California’s budget deficit – now estimated by the Legislative Analyst to be around $73 billion – breaks down into …
Gov. Newsom’s silly arguments against the Taxpayer Protection Act don’t stick
Last week, the organizations sponsoring the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (TPA) filed their response to the governor and …
As Milei proved in Argentina, far-left status quos can’t last forever and can be defeated
Even though law-abiding citizens, taxpayers, and businesses are leaving California in droves, most Golden Staters are staying – for now at …
Assembly Bill 205 blows back on Democrats who voted for it
Democrats in the state legislature have announced the introduction of a bill to repeal part of Assembly Bill 205 from 2022 that requires …
California is not East Berlin. A wealth tax in California would expedite the exodus.
Daily news reports on the great “California Exodus” are not just from conservative outlets. Left-leaning publications such as the Los Angeles Times …
Colorado’s lesson to California about tax reform
Can meaningful tax reform advance, or even survive, in progressive blue states? In California, this is not just an academic question. Proposition 13 …
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 …