Prop 30 and the Gas Tax Increase Argument
Governor Brown is objecting to a new ad that the Proposition 30 tax increase would apply to gasoline. The governor says that because sales tax doesn’t apply to gasoline, the tax on gas will not increase. The No on Prop 30 campaign, of which I am a part, doesn’t read the law that way. Tom […]
11 Awesome Props Part 5: Prop 34
Editor’s Note: Frequent Fox and Hounds contributor, Joe Mathews, will give his unique perspective on all eleven November ballot measures over the course of the next month. He will take them in the order they appear on the ballot. What I love about Prop 34 is that it’s so clean. A simple question. Do you […]
In the Wake of Proposition 30
Critics of the initiative process, like me, are always pointing to the unintended consequences of well-intentioned measures. Proposition 13 centralized fiscal decision-making in Sacramento. Term limits have dumbed down the legislative process. The three strikes laws has stuffed our prison capacity. Proposition 98 has made rational budgeting impossible. The list goes on and on. This […]
Romney coattails? In California? Maybe
Crossposted CalWatchDog After Barack Obama’s 61% to 37% wipeout of John McCain in California in 2008, we were spared the quadrennial tradition of some senior Republican peddling the idea that the GOP had a chance at the Golden State’s 50-plus electoral votes this campaign. The last time a Republican actually won California was George H.W. […]