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California unions, hospitals strike deal — but billionaire tax heads to ballot
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California hospitals and the state’s largest health workers union reached an agreement Thursday to pull two competing initiatives from the November ballot hours before a state deadline. But a separate measure to impose a one-time tax on billionaires remains headed toward voters, potentially []
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Portside
· Jun 29, 2026
Billionaire Wealth Tax Headed to the California Ballot
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Inc.com
· Jun 26, 2026
California’s Billionaire Tax Is Officially Headed to the Ballot—and Inc. 5000 Founders Are Already Planning Their Exit
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MS NOW
· Jun 26, 2026
What to know about California’s billionaire tax measure
Millions in opposition spending from Silicon Valley, a counterproposal from Sacramento and dissent among the state’s most powerful labor unions: Here’s how California’s controversial billionaire tax made it on the ballot, and what it could mean come November. The post What to know about California’s billionaire tax measure appeared first on MS NOW.
Washington Examiner
· Jun 26, 2026
California’s billionaire tax proposal heads to voters as Newsom pushes national wealth tax
California voters will decide whether the state’s billionaires should face a 5 net-worth tax in November after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) opposition to the idea failed to stop it from getting on the ballot. The ballot measure will decide if the state should impose a one-time 5 tax on its billionaire residents, an idea that []
RedState
· Jun 21, 2026
New Tax Stupidity: Will the Last Productive Person to Leave California, Please Turn Out the Lights?
New Tax Stupidity: Will the Last Productive Person to Leave California, Please Turn Out the Lights?
DNyuz
· Jun 26, 2026
What business leaders are saying — and doing — about California’s proposed billionaire tax
Palmer Luckey, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and more have commented on California’s billionaire tax proposal. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images; Isaac Wasserman/NCAA Photos via Getty Images; Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Many wealthy business leaders have publicly reacted to the California wealth tax proposal. State labor groups proposed a 5 tax []
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Related coverage for "California unions, hospitals strike deal — but billionaire tax heads to ballot": Portside — Billionaire Wealth Tax Headed to the California Ballot. Inc.com — California’s Billionaire Tax Is Officially Headed to the Ballot—and Inc. 5000 Founders Are Already Planning Their Exit. MS NOW — What to know about California’s billionaire tax measure. Washington Examiner — California’s billionaire tax proposal heads to voters as Newsom pushes national wealth tax. RedState — New Tax Stupidity: Will the Last Productive Person to Leave California, Please Turn Out the Lights?. DNyuz — What business leaders are saying — and doing — about California’s proposed billionaire tax