Tag: SB 1
CA Republicans Demand Gas Tax Suspension While Dems Investigate High Gas Prices
Friday marked 100 days of diddling by California’s supermajority party to provide relief at the pump for the state’s drivers from the record high gas prices. Rather than actually authorizing a gas tax holiday at the pump, Legislative Democrats want...
California Democrats Refuse to Pass Gas Tax Relief
Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Democrats in the California Legislature refused to pass AB 1638 by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay) which would have suspended the state’s gas tax to provide immediate...
Gas Tax Suspension Proposal Gains Traction Following Price Increases, End of Russian Imports
A statewide movement to suspend the gas tax continued to gain support this week following both a raise in gas prices well past a $5 per gallon average and Joe Biden announcing the halt of Russian oil importation due to...
GOP Lawmakers Renew Push for 6 Month Gas Tax Moratorium with Looming Gas Price Hikes
A push by GOP California lawmakers to suspend the state gas tax for six months received a renewed push this week following the state gas average climbing to over $5 a gallon. While a reduced number of gasoline production facilities,...
California’s Senate Republicans Call for Gas Tax Holiday Ahead of July 1st Gas Tax Increase
California’s already sky-high gas prices are going up again on July 1st because of the 2017 controversial gas tax law, Senate Bill 1. Titled the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, SB 1 was signed into law by then-Gov....
Sen. Newman Wants to Dox Recall Petition Signers
During state senate hearings on April 12th, State Senator Josh Newman approached Orrin Heatlie, lead proponent of the Gavin Newsom recall campaign. Heatlie was in attendance to testify against SB 663, sponsored by Senator Newman. SB 663 will “provide a mechanism...