Republican megadonors are boosting California’s voter ID measure in the hopes its success, or failure, might reveal how similar measures could perform in more moderate states.
Election 2026: Statewide ballot measures
Coverage of ballot measures before California voters in November 2026.
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The same union supporting a billionaire tax wants voters to limit clinic spending. Here’s what to know about Prop 44
Proposition 44 would require clinics to spend more money on patient care. The union pushing the measure is the same one supporting the billionaire tax proposal.
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5 tax measures are on the California ballot. Here’s how to make sense of them all
California voters haven’t had to make so many decisions about tax policy at the ballot since 1994.
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Fact check: Could California lawmakers expand the billionaire tax to everyone?
Opponents of Proposition 40 say the billionaire tax allows lawmakers to change the measure with a two-thirds vote. CalMatters unpacks how the ballot measure would work.
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The billionaire tax could be defeated by two other tax measures. Here’s how
California voters will soon decide whether to tax billionaires — but even if a majority says yes, the measure could still lose to either of two billionaire-funded measures designed to cancel it out.
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Newsom’s populist act: Oppose state billionaire tax, embrace federal one
With proposals to tax the rich, Gavin Newsom is playing to a 2028 national audience anxious about artificial intelligence. As California governor, he’s walked a fine line on taxes for years.
