Gavin Newsom is almost out of office. Will he empty California’s death row first?
Newsom, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, has signaled he is weighing a move that would eliminate a quarter of the country’s death sentences.
California billionaire tax
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Democratic wave keeps US wealth taxes on the agenda despite California setback
Proposition 40 billionaire tax set to be defeated in a rare victory for mega-donors in the US midterms
California fights "preposterous" Trump admin demand to scrap state broadband laws
California is accepting $1.42 billion in broadband grant funding from the Trump administration, but the state is not accepting the Trump administration's demand that it stop enforcing a net neutrality law and other telecom regulations. California's…
Californians vote on billionaire tax to replace federal cuts in healthcare funding
California could become the first US state to tax the net worth of billionaires Tuesday under a ballot measure that has divided liberal leaders nationally and triggered one of the most expensive ballot fights in state history as the ultra-rich…
The 'poison pill' ballot measure that could kill the California billionaire tax
The strongest challenge to California's billionaire tax could be a competing ballot measure that bans state taxes on retirement accounts, say tax experts.
Surging ICE raids shadow final weeks of California congressional race
Local organisations and representatives say immigration raids have spread fear and uncertainty through communities.