Once again, California has a bullseye on its back.
Category: Issues
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California Tax Reform without a Supermajority
The Legislature may, by majority vote, place tax reforms before the voters if they amend or repeal relevant voter-passed legislation.
Enrollment in Public Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans (August 2017)
This 1-page fact sheet gives an overview of the various Medi-Cal plans, with an emphasis on the public managed care plans that could lay the groundwork for “Enrollment in Public Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans (August 2017)”
Laying the Groundwork for Single Payer in California
California is closer to a universal Single Payer system than it might seem. 45.8% of Californians are already on Single Payer (Medi-Cal, Medicare, or both). By “Laying the Groundwork for Single Payer in California”
California’s Initiative Circulation Period
California law specifies an unusually short amount of time to collect signatures to qualify an initiative for the ballot. This heavily advantages paid signature collection “California’s Initiative Circulation Period”
Prop 10 and Tax Increases by Majority Vote
The Legislature may, by majority vote, place tax increases before the voters which go towards promoting, supporting, and improving early childhood development from the prenatal stage to five years of age. These revenues are exempt from the Gann Limit and Prop 98.
Why We Shouldn’t Wait on Washington for Better Health Care
Let’s face it, health care in California is a mess. For the average person, buying insurance and accessing care is expensive and confusing. Small business “Why We Shouldn’t Wait on Washington for Better Health Care”
The Great Migration Myth
Tell me if you’ve heard this story before: thanks to sky-high housing costs, over-taxation, and/or failed liberal policies, Californians, especially the middle class, are fleeing “The Great Migration Myth”
The California taxpayer’s case for independence
On Tuesday afternoon, Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office cleared the California Freedom Coalition’s initiative, “California Autonomy from Federal Government,” for circulation. If passed, it would direct “The California taxpayer’s case for independence”
LA Weekly: Backers of California Secession Say State’s Senate Representation Is Dire
Smaller states overrepresented in Congress tend to lean conservative and Republican and, as big blue states like California grow, the power of smaller counterparts actually increases “LA Weekly: Backers of California Secession Say State’s Senate Representation Is Dire”