Proposition 26

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Proposition 26 on next week's ballot would re-label what now are called "fees," "levies" and other assessments and call them "taxes" instead.  That means passage would require two-thirds super-majorities in the legislature, instead of the current 51 percent.  Fees for air and water pollution, oil-spill clean-up, tobacco and alcohol would be affected.  We get two perspectives on the initiative.

Credits

Guests:

  • Joel Fox - Californians for Reforms and Jobs, Not Taxes
  • Sean Hecht - UCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment - @seanhecht

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Andrea Brody, Frances Anderton, Sonya Geis