California billionaire wealth tax surges toward ballot after massive signature haul
TL;DR
Labor union SEIU United Healthcare Workers West says it collected more than 1.5 million signatures to qualify a one-time 5% wealth tax on Californians with net worth over $1.1 billion for healthcare funding; enough valid signatures (875,000) must be verified to place the measure on the November ballot, a move that deepens Democratic divisions while facing both support and opposition.
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- Supporters of billionaire tax submit signatures to place measure on California's ballot NBC News
- California Billionaire Tax Has Signatures Needed for Ballot, Backers Say The New York Times
- Opinion | The California Wealth Tax Advances WSJ
- California billionaire tax proposal garners enough signatures to head to ballot The Guardian
- California Billionaires Tax Scores Enough Signatures For Ballot, Organizers Say Forbes
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