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Here are the morning’s top stories on Tuesday, April 28, 2026:
- A health care labor union in California submitted more than 1.5 million signatures this week to place a billionaire tax on the November ballot.
- It’s been two months since the war in Iran began, and the resulting energy crisis has made the cost of driving a major concern here for millions of Californians. In a state where people rely heavily on cars, the rising costs are forcing some drivers to make financial sacrifices, with some giving up the car altogether.
CA Billionaire Tax May Soon Be on Ballot
A proposed California billionaire tax is one step closer to making the November ballot, according to backers of the controversial measure.
The healthcare labor union backing the proposal announced Monday that it submitted to election officials more than 1.5 million signatures supporting the measure, nearly twice as many as required.
If the secretary of state validates 850,000 signatures of registered California voters, the measure, called the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act, will appear on the November ballot…