Taxes June 18, 2026
A proposal to tax California billionaires to fund healthcare has tentatively qualified for the November ballot, setting the stage for a more intense and expensive battle over whether the state should squeeze the ultra-rich.
Taxes May 5, 2026
Fighting against the tax proposal is a who’s-who of billionaires, including Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who has given another $9 million to the group leading the battle, pushing his total spending to $66 million.
Taxes May 4, 2026
New legislation from Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) targets a legal loophole that lets the wealthiest Americans avoid paying taxes on money they pass down to their heirs.
Taxes April 27, 2026
Supporters of a billionaire tax said April 26 that they had gathered nearly twice as many signatures as necessary to qualify the controversial proposal for the November ballot.
Taxes March 26, 2026
Two new studies come to vastly different conclusions on the proposed 5% one-time tax on California's billionaires.
Taxes March 19, 2026
A survey conducted by UC Berkeley and co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times showed 52% of registered voters supported the billionaire's tax, while 33% said they opposed it. Fifteen percent were undecided.
Taxes March 12, 2026
Billionaire Howard Schultz alluded to the business environment in Washington state, where a measure that’s been dubbed a “millionaires tax” came closer to final legislative approval this week.
Taxes March 11, 2026
California voters are being urged to put a poison-pill effort on the November ballot that would nullify a controversial proposed tax on the state's billionaires.
Taxes March 4, 2026
A new bill introduced in Congress would provide direct payments of $3,000 to millions of Americans. The payments would be funded through an extra tax on some of the country’s wealthiest people.
Taxes February 19, 2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday formally kicked off the campaign to place a billionaires tax on the November ballot, framing the proposal as something larger than a debate about economic and tax policy.
Taxes February 18, 2026
Rep. Kevin Kiley says he will introduce the "Keep Jobs in California Act of 2026" on Friday. The measure would prohibit any state from levying taxes retroactively on individuals who no longer live there.
Taxes February 10, 2026
The independent senator from Vermont, who caucuses with Democrats in the nation's Capitol, will appear Feb. 18 to formally kick off the campaign to place a new tax on billionaires on California's November ballot.