BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota voters will decide this fall whether to eliminate property taxes in what would be a first for a state and a major change that officials initially estimate would require more than $1 billion every year in replacement revenue. Property taxes are the base funding for numerous local government services, including sewers, water, roads, jails, deputies, …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The nation’s most populous state is growing again, ending a trend of population decline that had dogged Gov. California gained just over 67,000 people last year, the first increase since 2019, according to an estimate released Tuesday by the state Department of Finance. After joining the United States in 1850 on the heels of a gold rush, …
With California facing an expected $68-billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking “major reforms” to pull funding from a costly plan next year to begin raising the statewide minimum wage for healthcare workers to $25 an hour. Gabriel Petek, the office’s legislative analyst, said the report lays out a “serious budget problem.” California’s progressive tax structure already makes the …
