The buck passing never stops in California state government
By Jon Coupal – June 14, 2023 President Harry Truman had a sign on his desk that read “The Buck Stops Here.” In an interview with legendary journalist Edward R.…
Why are California’s progressive politicians so intent on gutting direct democracy rights?
By Jon Coupal – June 1, 2023 When will progressives stop attacking the direct democracy rights? A couple of months ago, this column exposed the threat that Senate Constitutional Amendment…
California’s shakedown government expands under Gavin Newsom
By Jon Coupal – originally published March 31, 2023 If you thought Governor Gavin Newsom’s new gas tax, SBX1-2, was about punishing big, bad oil companies, it’s not. It’s actually…
Update on “Repeal the Death Tax” initiative
By Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association – June 1, 2023 Signature collection will begin in a couple of months The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is finalizing the language of the new…
HJTA announces initiative to “Repeal the Death Tax”
By Jon Coupal – May 10, 2023 The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, California’s leading taxpayer advocacy group, will go forward with an initiative to restore the right of parents to…
Repeal California’s Prop. 19 death tax
Opinion By Jon Coupal – May 4, 2023 I got hit by a car last year while riding my bicycle. But not just any car — it was a remote-control…
By all means, let’s talk about ‘junk fees’
By Jon Coupal – March 26, 2023 In last month’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden chose to spend an inordinate amount of time on matters that most…
Political reform for some but not for all
By Jon Coupal – March 24, 2023 Over the years, this column has exposed the myriad ways that the California Legislature enacts laws, not for the public benefit, but to…
