Posts by CalTax

28 Jan

California's Competitiveness

Bay Area Grocery Stores Closing Due to High Costs

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

West Sacramento-based Raley's this week disclosed plans to close two of its Nob Hill Foods locations in the Bay Area, saying the stores...

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28 Jan

Commentary

Californians Can’t Afford the Largest Tax Hike in State History

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

By CalTax President Robert Gutierrez (This column was published January 25 in the Los Angeles Daily News, Orange County Register, Rive...

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21 Jan

Legislative Update

Single-Payer Healthcare Bill Advances as Deadline Looms

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Assembly Appropriations Committee voted 11-3 on January 20 to approve AB 1400 (Kalra), proposing a government-run healthcare progra...

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21 Jan

State Budget

Lawmakers Begin Budget Hearings

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee held a two-hour hearing January 19 to get an overview of the governor’s budget proposal f...

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14 Jan

State Budget

Newsom Proposes Budget With Business Tax Relief Provisions

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

On January 10, Governor Gavin Newsom released his budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, a $286.4 billion plan that proposes restoration o...

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14 Jan

Blast from the Past

Single-Payer Plan Would Harm State’s Economy, Editorials Warn

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

“Supporters of Proposition 186, the single-payer health initiative on the November ballot, say it’s like Canada’s universal health care...

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07 Jan

State Legislature

Lawmakers Return to Capitol, Introduce Major Tax Hike

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Legislature returned to Sacramento this week to begin the final half of its two-year session, and Assembly Members Ash Kalra and Al...

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07 Jan

Local Tax Elections, Local Taxes

Parcel Tax Approved, Bond Measure Rejected in December Special Elections

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

A local parcel tax passed and a bond failed in recent special elections, according to the final results released by elections officials...

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07 Jan

California's Competitiveness

Two California Firms Moving to Lower-Cost States

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Two California-based companies announced this week that they are moving operations to states with lower costs. Review Wave, a tech com...

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17 Dec

State Board of Equalization

Malia Cohen Elected Chair – and FTB Member – Effective January 1

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The State Board of Equalization voted December 14 to elect Member Malia Cohen as the new BOE chair effective January 1, and to retain V...

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