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Senator Caballero Is New Tax Policy Committee Chair

February 11, 2022

Legislative Update, Legislature, State Legislature

Senator Anna Caballero, a Democrat who represents a district in Merced, has been named chair of the Senate Governance and Finance Committee – the tax policy committee in the upper house. Caballero succeeds Senator Mike McGuire, who was moved to a leadership position by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins. “As steward over proposals that will provide relief and support for working families and small businesses, I look forward to continued service to my district and the state of California…

Lawmakers Return to Capitol, Introduce Major Tax Hike

The Legislature returned to Sacramento this week to begin the final half of its two-year session, and Assembly Members Ash Kalra and Alex Lee hit the ground running by introducing a tax increase to fund a government-run healthcare system estimated to cost more than $200 billion. The progressive Democrats’ ACA 11, which includes a gross receipts tax on businesses, a payroll tax on employers and employees, and a personal income tax increase on middle-class Californians and high earners (see detailed…