A state senator is calling on Congress to bail out California and stop employers from picking up the tab on a $20 billion debt Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers have refused to pay off.
Tax hike on California employers spurs plea for help to cover Gavin Newsom’s ‘failures’
Politics
May 09, 2026
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