What California’s Billionaire Tax Act Reveals About Its Larger Fiscal Problem

The 2026 Billionaire Tax Act is a proposed ballot initiative that would impose a one-time 5% excise tax on the accumulated wealth of California billionaires. The measure was brought forward by Suzanne Jimenez, the Chief of Staff for the healthcare labor union, Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW). The proposal was motivated by the belief that establishing an emergency fund for Medi-Cal and its foundations would help mitigate a projected $19 billion annual loss resulting from federal funding cuts.

StateKatie CoyneMarch 27, 2026tax, billionaire tax, unions, Katie CoyneComment

How Proposition 50 Tests California’s Commitment to Fair Redistricting

The United States has entered a new era in which redistricting has become both a weapon and a defense method in the pursuit of partisan power. California’s proposed mid-decade redistricting measure, known as the Election Rigging Response Act, or Proposition 50, passed on November 2025, reflects this increasing shift.

StateKatie CoyneDecember 23, 2025state, Katie Coyne, prop 50, california, California Governor, RedistrictingComment