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Tag: income tax

budget surplus
Posted inCommentary

After the surplus, buckle up for the deficit

by Guest Commentary June 13, 2022June 10, 2022

The debate over how much of the state’s budget surplus to spend is a dangerous red herring. California should not be spending the surplus at all.

A woman and two children wear masks at a playground in Los Angeles on July 11, 2020. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Advocates say California should send $2,000 per child to poorest families

by Jeanne Kuang April 19, 2022April 19, 2022
Posted inWhatMatters

Tax Day reveals difficult California truth: Many in financial straits

by Emily Hoeven April 18, 2022April 18, 2022
Stephanie Jeffcoat, a community organizer for A New Way Of Life, an organization that assists in housing formerly incarcerated women, poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on August 16, 2021. . "Every time I would go back [to jail] I'd be seperated from my kids," Jeffcoat said. "During one of my times that I was incarcerated my youngest child was adopted out." Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

California needs to get rid of high pain/low gain court fees

by Guest Commentary August 18, 2021August 17, 2021
Legislative budget leaders announced a deal on Tuesday. Image via iStock
Posted inPolitics

Four things to know about the California budget deal

by Laurel Rosenhall June 2, 2021June 3, 2021
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Newsom’s big plan relies on uncertain revenues

by Dan Walters May 23, 2021May 19, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom released his tax returns and called on potential recall candidates to do the same.
Posted inPolitics

Newsom releases tax return, but will recall candidates?

by Laurel Rosenhall May 17, 2021May 18, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom presents the breakdown for his revised budget at the Secretary of State building auditorium in Sacramento on May 14, 2021. The proposal focused on education, housing and climate resiliency measures. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

Three things to know about Gavin Newsom’s spending spree

by Laurel Rosenhall May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
A lone woman with a suitcase walks on an empty street. California's population is projected to shrink.
Posted inPolitics

California’s population shrank in 2020, but don’t call it an exodus

by Ben Christopher May 7, 2021May 7, 2021
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Biden’s tax plan could hit California hard

by Dan Walters April 28, 2021April 28, 2021

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