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Re: “Vote no on Measure A sales tax hike” (Page A12, Oct. 19). Has the Mercury News gone crazy? I read the editorial, and it’s hard to believe that the liberal Mercury News opposes a tax increase.

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Austin, TX, USA, Oct. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Custom Market Insights has published a new research report titled “Curtains and Window Blinds Market Size, Trends and Insights By Application ...

The three largest sources of revenue for California governments are taxes on personal income, real estate and retail sales — and increasing them ranges from difficult to bordering on impossible.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The three largest sources of revenue for California governments are taxes on personal income, real estate and retail ...

Re: “Vote no on Measure A sales tax hike” (Page A12, Oct. 19). Has the Mercury News gone crazy? I read the editorial, and it’s hard to believe that the liberal Mercury News opposes a tax increase.

The group sponsoring the proposal has collected more than three times the number of signatures required to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but ...

SACRAMENTO — A major union announced a proposal Thursday to impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires in California to address federal funding cuts to health care for low-income people. Related ...