Rep. Maxine Waters (D- California) encouraged holdouts to vote yes at the San Diego board meeting, pushing Proposition 40 across the line.
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Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), author of Assembly... “In 2024, the California Legislature sought to make it easier to raise taxes with...
Rep. Maxine Waters of Los Angeles attended the Sunday board meeting, helping the Proposition 40 campaign whip the votes needed to secure an...
California's Democratic Party endorses Proposition 40, a proposed... According to Politico, Rep. Maxine Waters played a key role in rallying...
Who has more sway with California's Democratic Party rank and file—two-term Golden State Gov. Gavin Newsom, or socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders?
Despite opposition from California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and the two candidates running to replace him, the state's Democratic Party is backing a...
... Governor Gavin Newsom and leading Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra. The California Democratic Party's executive board members...
... class?” said Representative Ro Khanna, one of few Democratic elected officials in California publicly in favor of the billionaire tax so far.
The measure also didn't get much Congressional backing — Rep. Ro Khanna was the only high-ranking member from California to speak out in support of...
... California, along with politicians like Rep. Ro Khanna, a Santa Clara Democrat. Dave Regan, president of SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, said...
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D- Calif., supports the proposal. But Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is term-limited from running for re-election, has said he will...
... Rep. Ro Khanna, one of few Democratic elected officials in California publicly in favor of the billionaire tax so far. “ California's fight is...
Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D- Calif., others including Gov. Gavin Newsom, gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra, and a growing...
The measure will create a one-time, 5% tax on billionaires. Rep. Maxine Waters rallied the party to get the endorsement passed, after a previous vote...
Rep. Maxine Waters attended the executive board meeting in San Diego, where she encouraged delegates to back the proposal, according to multiple...
Progressive leaders including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Calif.) have backed the proposal, saying the health...
Rep. Maxine Waters (D- Calif.) helped rally support, while the measure had previously received limited backing from top Democratic leaders, including...
and Rep. Ro Khanna (D- Calif.) are among the lawmakers who have lined up behind the proposal, which they argue will help combat inequality and cover...
Those in attendance at this year's event included Xavier Becerra, Treasurer Fiona Ma, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and other democratic officials.
The California Democratic Party backed Prop. 40, a 5% billionaire tax for healthcare, despite heavy pushback from Newsom and labor leaders.
As the November election approaches, key developments include the certification of the initiative by California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and...
Gov. Gavin Newsom opposes the California wealth tax measure and supports one nationally. But there’s another tax-the-rich measure on the state ballot.
The union leader behind California's proposed billionaire tax was in talks with Gov. Gavin Newsom to take it off the ballot.
Rep. Kevin Kiley has challenged Dr. Richard Pan to five debates in California’s 6th District race, spotlighting clashes over taxes, schools and Kiley’s Trump-aligned voting record.













