Competing Tax Initiatives May Crowd November Ballot
Governor Jerry Brown is expected to formally unveil a ballot initiative today that would temporarily raise taxes on high-income taxpayers and hike California's sales tax to help solve the state's budget deficit. But other groups have their own ideas.
Hospital 'Report Cards' May Be Eliminated
Californians could soon lose a major source of information on the safety of their hospitals. The California Hospital Association is pulling out of a long-running effort that makes hospital safety data available to the public.