California Voters to Consider Wealth Tax, Sports Betting

Californians will decide this November whether to tax millionaires to boost electric vehicle ownership.

The wealth tax measure will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot alongside proposals to allow sports betting in the state for the first time, enshrine the right to an abortion in the state Constitution, and tighten regulations on kidney dialysis clinics, California’s secretary of state’s office announced Thursday.

Several other proposed initiatives, including one to raise California’s minimum wage, didn’t qualify but could still appear before voters in 2024.

Lyft Inc. has put $15 million behind the effort to raise money for electric vehicle rebates, ...