CA Dems could stick families with higher insurance costs — and new tax on software downloads
California Democrats agreed this week to tax-related proposals that could raise health insurance premiums and slap a new tax on software downloads — as critics blast the deal for piling on costs at the worst possible time. California lawmakers inked a $356 billion state budget late Monday that will be negotiated and finalized with Gov....
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Politics CA Dems could stick families with higher insurance costs — and new tax on software downloads By Titus Wu Published June 16, 2026, 5:28 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google California Democrats agreed this week to tax-related proposals that could raise health insurance premiums and slap a new tax on software downloads — as critics blast the deal for piling on costs at the worst possible time. California lawmakers inked a $356 billion state budget late Monday that will be negotiated and finalized with Gov. Gavin Newsom within the next two weeks.
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