California’s largest companies could find themselves paying an additional $11 billion a year in property taxes under a ballot measure that would dramatically revise the state’s tax-cutting Proposition 13. Schools and Communities First, a wide-ranging group of community organizations, education … Continue reading
It seems eons ago that California progressives were predicting the end of Western Civilization if Congress passed the Republican tax reform bill. Similar to the predictions of doom advanced for another earth-shattering tax reform measure – Proposition 13 in 1978 … Continue reading
California state government has so much money this year that it’s opening two new savings accounts so it can keep socking away even more cash for the rainy day that Gov. Jerry Brown says is just over the horizon. That tactic — … Continue reading
California’s gross domestic product surpassed $2.7 trillion in 2017, reports the Associated Press, an output with places California’s economy ahead of the United Kingdom’s. California now has the distinction of having the worlds fifth largest economy, a distinction it last held in 2002. … Continue reading
Californians voted to lay down tracks for a high-speed rail nearly 10 years ago but with each delay or funding deficit, it still feels like a distant dream. Only four months into 2018, on the heels of filing their taxes, … Continue reading
Taking a job as a manicurist in California requires more than filling out an application and receiving an offer from an employer. Manicurists have to have at least 400 hours of training, which can cost thousands of dollars. They must … Continue reading
California drivers already pay more for gasoline than motorists in just about every other state. But even after taking into account state gas taxes, blending requirements aimed at reducing air pollution and other environmental and climate fees attached to each … Continue reading
Increased California gas tax fees could make $52 billion available for road repair and other services over a ten-year period; opponents seek to place a proposition on the November 2018 ballot. The Board of Equalization (BOE) was poised to raise … Continue reading