New Budget Includes Drop in Sales Tax
One immediate effect of California's new budget deal is a one cent drop in state sales tax and a drop in the state license fee.
Budget Axe Falls on Adult Day Health Care
A proposal to dismantle the state's adult day health care network is contingent on federal approval. The state needs that approval by midnight tonight from the Department of Health and Human Services in order to zero out funding for the program September 1st.
Same-Sex Couples Tangle With Taxes
Filing taxes can be confusing enough, but for registered domestic couples it can be downright baffling. Six states have now legalized same-sex marriage, but the federal Defense of Marriage Act is still the law of the land. In California, some gay rights activists have pushed for federal recognition using the tax code, and they got it. But the success came at a cost.