California Supreme Court Removes Anti-Tax Initiative from Ballot

David Goodwin’s commentary was included in a Daily Journal article on the California Supreme Court’s rejection of a ballot measure that would make it more difficult to raise taxes in California. The initiative, known as TPA, would have mandated voter approval of state proposals that raise taxes and fees and required two-thirds voter approval for local measures applying to any hikes going back to the beginning of 2022.

David, who co-authored an amicus brief on behalf of former Governor Jerry Brown in support of removing the initiative, noted that justices were "attuned…to what the initiative would do to the state as a whole. […] It would really make state government dysfunctional.”