Voters Pass Ballot Measures to Raise and Protect Revenue, Tax the Rich
Voters backed measures to tax the wealthy and protect revenue, while others approved limits that could constrain schools, health care and local services.
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Voters Pass Ballot Measures to Raise and Protect Revenue, Tax the Rich
Voters in states across the country on Tuesday passed critical ballot measures to raise and protect revenue and increase tax fairness. In three of four cases, voters showed their support for taxing the rich. Even as the high-profile billionaire wealth tax in California appears on the road to defeat, other proactive revenue measures passed in Colorado and California, building on several major legislative victories for tax fairness earlier this ye…
Voters in several U.S. states supported high income taxes and also approved tax limits. In California, the single multimillion dollar estate tax seemed to be heading for rejection, although other measures to maintain higher rates did advance.
How drastic was the U.S. left turn on Tuesday, February 3rd?
2026 election results: Voters cap rates and spurn a Billionaires' Tax, but still open to revenue raisers
The 2026 election saw state and local tax ballot measures that covered a broad swath of tax issues. Overall, voters generally favored limiting taxes, approving (or leading in favor of) income tax rate caps, higher legislative thresholds for income tax increases, and opposing California’s proposed billionaires’ wealth tax. At the same time, voters did not […]
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