With pension costs spiraling out of control, over 100 cities and counties around California have placed tax increases on the November ballot to help …
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OPINION: California Taxes: The Sky Is the Limit
Since 2014, California has approved of $20 billion worth of bonds that will cost $1.2 billion per year for 30 years to pay back. Critics like Jack …
NEWS: BLS: Americans Spent More on Taxes Than on Food, Clothing Combined in 2017
America is a nation of consumers, but that identity might have to change to reflect more up to date information. CNS News is reporting that a recent …
OPINION: The high cost of a zero-emission California
California households use almost 300 terrawatt-hours per year and Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation earlier this month that aims to ensure …
OPINION: Taking money meant for financially pressed homeowners and using it to balance California’s budget is plain wrong
In 2012, Governor Jerry Brown and the State Legislature spent $410 million on balancing the state budget, when that money had originally been meant …
OPINION: Pension Costs Underlie Tax Increases in Seven OC Cities
Several Orange County cities are asking their voters to approve tax increases this coming November, citing the need to raise taxes or suffer major …
OPINION: How solar and wind mandates tax the poor and middle class
"Renewable energy standard" or RES mandates are driving up energy costs and harming the poor in the states that have adopted these policies, writes …
NEWS: LAUSD is ‘living off reserves’ and running out of time to get its finances in order, says county, state
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has received a warning from authorities that it must stop spending more money than it takes in or it …
OPINION: Walters: Required vote for local tax increases in legal limbo
Many California local governments are considering tax increases as a means of avoiding cutbacks while paying for rapidly increasing pension …
NEWS: Push for drinking water tax dies in the California Legislature
Legislation intended to impose $100 million annually in new taxes on drinking water failed amid concerns that further tax increases could prompt more …