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13 items of 1594 · updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:33 PM ET
This year's state votes include billionaire taxes, trans rights, abortion and voting rights, and at least $400 million has been spent on TV ads for ballot initiatives this cycle.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
IL HB 5525 on the estate tax-exclusion amount was re-referred to the Rules Committee on 2026-03-27 under Rule 19(a).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Billionaires are fighting the Prop 40 California wealth tax; the New York Times calls a Silicon Valley billionaire club a $333 million political ad machine engaged in next week's elections.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
MO SJR 68, which prohibits taxation of unrealized gains, was voted Do Pass with SCS SJRs 68 & 96 by the Economic and Workforce Development Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1394, an Act amending the Tax Reform Code of 1971, would repeal provisions relating to inheritance tax and was referred to Finance on 2025-05-05.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Tech billionaires vastly outspend wealth tax supporters as more than $351 million in political donations has been poured into the November ballot contest about a proposed wealth tax in California.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Iowa PBS reports record-high diesel prices have hit Iowa's agriculture industry and could influence the state's competitive midterm races for governor and senator.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
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Who Are the Billionaires Behind the $304 Million Effort To Defeat California’s Wealth Tax? Billionaires including Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt are funding a $304 million effort to defeat California's Proposition 40 wealth tax measure. Source: Capital & Main capitalandmain.com/who-are-the-billionaires-beh… (link to capitalandmain.com)
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United Airlines CEO faces rightwing backlash after calling for US wealth tax United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby faces rightwing backlash after calling for a national wealth and inheritance tax, saying wealth inequality is a danger to society. Source: The Guardian US theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/20/scott-kirb… (link to theguardian.com)
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Wealth tax backers plan an ad attacking Newsom in early presidential primary states for opposing Proposition 40, which would impose a 5% tax on California billionaires' assets.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Billionaires including Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt are funding a $304 million effort to defeat California's Proposition 40 wealth tax measure.
Source: Capital & Main (capitalandmain.com)
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby faces rightwing backlash after calling for a national wealth and inheritance tax, saying wealth inequality is a danger to society.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
California voters will decide Prop 40, a one-time 5% tax on roughly 250 billionaires holding an estimated $2.3 trillion; supporters say it could raise up to $100 billion, about 90% toward healthcare.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)