California GOP leaders questioned for oddly backing Dems’ green light of local sales tax hikes

Source: New York Post

California lawmakers are sending to Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would allow about a dozen counties and cities to seek higher-than-usual sales tax increases — and critics aren’t happy about two Republican leaders’ roles in the potential tax hikes. Cities and counties can ask the Legislature for special exceptions to charge sales taxes higher than a 2% cap written into state law.