An important message to all California voters from HJTA President Jon Coupal:
March 19, 2024 Every vote counts, especially in a close election like the one for Proposition 1. Two weeks after the March 5 primary it is still too close to…
Don’t blame Prop. 13 for California’s mental health crisis
By Jon Coupal – March 8, 2024 The tax-and-spend lobby loves to blame Proposition 13 for all of California’s woes. This has become so routine that we at the Howard…
A bold idea for California: Instead of passing so many new laws, how about some oversight over existing ones?
By Jon Coupal – March 3, 2024 The reaction from politicians to California’s budget deficit – now estimated by the Legislative Analyst to be around $73 billion – breaks down…
Gov. Newsom’s silly arguments against the Taxpayer Protection Act don’t stick
By Jon Coupal – February 19, 2024 Last week, the organizations sponsoring the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (TPA) filed their response to the governor and Legislature’s lawsuit, which…
HJTA collects over half a million signatures for Repeal the Death Tax initiative, misses November ballot
By Jon Coupal – February 20, 2024 The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced today that nearly 560,000 signatures were collected on petitions to Repeal the Death Tax, less than the…
PART 1: California is not East Berlin. A wealth tax in California would expedite the exodus.
By Jon Coupal – January 21, 2024 Daily news reports on the great “California Exodus” are not just from conservative outlets. Left-leaning publications such as the Los Angeles Times and…
Colorado’s lesson to California about tax reform
By Jon Coupal – January 8, 2024 Can meaningful tax reform advance, or even survive, in progressive blue states? In California, this is not just an academic question. Proposition 13…
Key committee changes offer clues as to what the Assembly will do next year
By Jon Coupal – December 23, 2023 Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas announced his changes to the Standing Committees for the next legislative session. The annual tradition is important…
