California GOP leaders questioned for oddly backing Dems’ green light of local sales tax hikes
Senate Bill 762 authorizes numerous cities and counties to impose a transactions and use tax that exceeds the 2% statutory limitation.
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Politics California GOP leaders questioned for oddly backing Dems’ green light of local sales tax hikes By Titus Wu and Josh Koehn Published July 7, 2026, 8:50 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google California lawmakers are sending to Gov.
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