State Government

California Gas Tax Repeal Measure Set For November Ballot

June 25, 2018 | Ben Adler

Get ready for a big battle this fall over last year’s transportation funding law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. As expected, an effort backed by conservatives to repeal the law’s fuel tax and vehicle fee increases has qualified for the November ballot.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

PolitiFact California: Does California Have Nation's Highest Gas Prices?

November 8, 2017 | Chris Remington

Does California now have the highest gas prices in the nation? And is the latest gas tax the reason why? PolitiFact California reporter Chris Nichols joins us to explain.

PolitiFact California

George Runner Was Right: California Now Has The Highest Gas Prices In The Nation

November 6, 2017 | Chris Nichols

Republican George Runner predicted in April that California’s gas tax hike would catapult the state's already high fuel prices to the "highest in the nation," after the increase went into effect on Nov. 1. It appears his prediction was spot on.

State Government

Two Gas Tax Repeal Efforts Compete To Make California's 2018 Ballot

November 6, 2017 | Chris Nichols

Two separate campaigns are seeking to repeal California's controversial gas tax increase. How are the repeal efforts different, and will they help or hurt each other as they try to make it on the November 2018 ballot?

State Government

Conservatives Mounting Campaign To Repeal California’s New Gas Tax Getting Financial Boost

October 19, 2017 | Ben Adler

Conservatives mounting a campaign to repeal California’s new gas tax are getting a financial boost that could help them qualify the initiative for next November’s ballot.

State Government

California Judge Says He'll Write Gas Tax Ballot Language

September 22, 2017

(AP) - A California judge says he'll write the official ballot description himself for an initiative that would repeal a recent gas tax increase.

State Government

Judge Deems Gas Tax Repeal Ballot Language Misleading To Voters

September 21, 2017 | Drew Sandsor

A judge says the California attorney general's description of a ballot initiative to repeal the recently approved gas tax increase would be confusing to voters because it focuses on the loss of transportation funding rather than the repeal of taxes.

San Joaquin County Begins Road Repair Projects After Recent Gas Tax Increase

July 24, 2017 | Rich Ibarra

Caltrans is spending $43 million in expediting construction on road repair projects after recent gas tax increase.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

PolitiFact: California Gas Tax, Medicaid And Russia Investigation

May 24, 2017

PolitiFact California reporter Chris Nichols discusses his newest fact check of claims about California’s new gas tax. He also has two national fact checks for us to explore.

PolitiFact California

Is Jerry Brown 'Diverting' 30 Percent Of California's New Gas Tax Money?

May 22, 2017 | Chris Nichols

California Republican Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez claimed Gov. Jerry Brown is 'diverting' 30 percent of the new gas tax revenue to non-road pet projects. PolitiFact California examined this and rated it Mostly False.