Medi-Cal and One Big Beautiful Bill: Federal Medicaid Reforms and the Fiscal Premise of California’s Billionaire Tax Act
Hoover Institution – Proponents of the 2026 California Billionaire Tax Act argue that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) of 2025 created a “$19 billion per year budget hole” in California’s “already underfunded health care safety net,” justifying a one-time five percent wealth tax on California billionaires. We examine the OBBBA’s actual fiscal effect […]
Tax & Fee Report
California Tax Foundation – During the first 16 months of the 2025-26 legislative session, California’s state lawmakers considered increasing annual taxes and fees by more than $216 billion.
California Waste, Fraud & Abuse
The following, in no particular order, presents examples of waste, fraud, and abuse in public spending in California. Most of the information is taken from agency reports and general web searches on specific topics. Separate sections provide pertinent examples from other reports on this issue by the State Auditor, Howard Jarvis, and Hoover Institute.