California voters to decide on controversial one-time tax on billionaires

NPR | By Marisa Lagos,

Scott Simon

Published October 3, 2026 at 6:47 AM CDT

California voters will decide whether the state will charge a one-time tax on billionaires. The idea that has split Democrats and labor unions.

Marisa Lagos

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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