Making the Case for Public Investments in California

key takeaway Proposition 3 will appear on the November 2026 statewide ballot, asking California voters whether to make permanent the higher-income tax rates on the state’s highest earners. These top tax rates were first enacted by voters in 2012 and renewed in 2016 to help fund schools, health care, and other supports for working families. … Continued

Every Californian deserves quality education, health care, well-paying jobs, and the resources to build a secure future — and sustained public investment is how we get there. Recent experience shows that such investments are possible with voter-approved, progressive reforms that strengthen and expand California’s revenue base. In 2012, California voters asked the state’s highest earners … Continued