Something extraordinary is happening in the American heartland. People are trading Pacific sunsets for Ozark mountain fog, swapping eight-lane freeways for two-lane gravel roads, and leaving ...

Half of California’s registered voters say they would back a ballot initiative — championed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and opposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) — that would implement a ...

Opponents of a proposed 5% billionaire tax are flooding mailboxes with a rival ballot measure designed to block it. The effort is funded by Silicon Valley billionaires.

Residential property tax collections fell in 11 of the 13 community areas with the highest tax increases in 2024.

When the Los Angeles chapter of 50501, one of the loosely organized groups behind the No Kings marches against President Trump over the past year, heard about a proposed initiative to tax Californian ...

As more electric vehicles hit the road, California could collect billions less from gas tax revenue to repair them. But even a bill to study options could be a huge political lift for Democrats.

Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) on Monday will unveil new legislation that would raise $4.4 trillion in taxes from America’s roughly 1,000 billionaires, aiming to roughly halve their fortunes. The plan is ...

Katie Porter calls for “restructuring ‘predatory’ home-mortgage policies, which she blamed for middle-class people’s inability to afford homes.” She also touted “long-term leases,” which already are ...

The opponents’ latest moves include online ads tied to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a crypto-related push to raise money and competing ballot measures. By Laurel Rosenhall Reporting from Sacramento On one side, ...

Lawmakers and local officials want to unleash an avalanche of new taxes on Californians in 2026, slugging everyone from big and small business owners to everyday consumers. The new tax push comes just ...

Northern California Congressman Kevin Kiley announced on Tuesday that he’s working on a bill that seeks to lower “excessive” state gas taxes, California’s in particular. Rep. Kiley, R-Roseville, said ...