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Republican California lawmakers held a press conference at the state capitol to mark 100 days since Democrats first called for relief to rising gas prices. Photo courtesy of the Senate Republican Caucus

Get ready for another gas tax increase

by Emily Hoeven June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

July 1 is shaping up to be a big day for California. That’s when the Golden State’s sky-high gas prices are set to tick up even more due to a scheduled increase to the excise tax rate, which will tack nearly 3 cents per gallon onto prices at the pump. On Wednesday, drivers were already […]

Minority Floor Leader James Gallagher, R-Chico, addresses the media during a press conference calling for a suspension of the state's gas tax on March 14, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Dems propose new tax on gas suppliers

by Emily Hoeven March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

The prices for fuel at a gas station in Oakland on March 7, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Soaring gas prices put California Democrats in a bind

by Emily Hoeven March 8, 2022March 8, 2022

Assemblymember Kevin Kiley sits for a portrait in his office in the California Capitol on Aug. 28, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Another challenger jumps into Newsom recall race

by Emily Hoeven July 7, 2021July 7, 2021

Should homeowners pay for climate change?

by Miranda Green June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

En esta foto aérea, se ve un vecindario quemado en Paradise, California, el 15 de noviembre de 2018. Josh Edelson/AFP a través de Getty Images

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¿Deberían los propietarios pagar por el cambio climático?

by Miranda Green and CalMatters June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

Assemblymember Alex Lee speaks on the Assembly floor. Photo by Krishnia Parker courtesy of the office of Alex Lee

Progressive bills go down in flames

by Emily Hoeven April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

Big money, big challenges

by Emily Hoeven April 13, 2021April 13, 2021

Demonstrators calling for $15 an hour and a union protest at a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Los Angeles in 2016. According to a recent report, California's economic divide has grown wider during the pandemic. Photo by Richard Vogel

Governor’s panel: State should help workers unionize, raise wages

by Emily Hoeven March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

A man wearing a mask walks past a boarded up restaurant in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco on April 7, 2020. California is entering the fourth week of sheltering in place to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Newsom considers statewide curfew

by Emily Hoeven November 17, 2020November 17, 2020