Proposition 35, the Medi-Cal funding measure on the Nov. 5 ballot, presents another example of special-interest, ballot-box budgeting that limits the discretion of lawmakers and reduces ...

Tax revenues have exceeded estimates in California, but Gov. Gavin Newsom's costly new proposals and other programs could ...

Arizona minimum wage earners will see a boost in their paychecks beginning Jan. 1, when the minimum wage to $14.70 per hour.

In November's election, Proposition 36, the anti-crime measure, and Proposition 35, which made a tax on managed care health insurance plans permanent, received the highest vote totals, with both ...