California’s early taxes were disproportionate to population and wealth, and in 1870 the state created the State Board of ...

California ranks near the top in tax rates but still has structural deficits in its budget. Legislators would rather tax more ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom often claims California is not a high-tax state. “So, this notion of even being a high tax state is B.S.,” Newsom podcasted in March. “Sixteen states tax their poorest residents more ...

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