Rep. Kevin Kiley measure would block key element of proposed California wealth tax

Rep. Kevin Kiley measure would block key element of proposed California wealth tax

WASHINGTONΒ β€”Β As progressives seek to place a new tax on billionaires on California’s November ballot, a Republican congressman is moving in the opposite direction β€” proposing federal legislation that would block states from taxing the assets of former residents. Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), who faces a tough re-election challenge under California’s redrawn congressional maps, says he…

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‘Real possibility’ May elections could lead to break up of UK, says Wales’ First Minister Eluned Morgan | Politics News

‘Real possibility’ May elections could lead to break up of UK, says Wales’ First Minister Eluned Morgan | Politics News

The first minister of Wales has said May’s local elections could have “profound implications” and there’s “a real possibility” they could set a path towards the break up of the UK. Speaking on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Baroness Eluned Morgan agreed the country could fragment if nationalist leaders end up in power in Scotland,…

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Farage wants Reform to be party of future – but can its new top team distance itself from a Tory past? | Politics News

Farage wants Reform to be party of future – but can its new top team distance itself from a Tory past? | Politics News

Nigel Farage pulled out all the stops to dazzle the audience when he unveiled his cabinet-in-waiting: podiums, lights, music and a sense of showbiz his rivals would struggle to muster. But there remains one problem he cannot entirely shake: the faces behind those podiums are politicians who stood for the Conservative Party when it was…

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