Jon Coupal

The planet's biggest boondoggle rolls on. "California’s High-Speed Rail Still Isn’t Running—But the Spending Never Stops." @hjta. dailysignal.com/2026/04/08/cal…

And yet progressives' push for higher taxes in California continue unabated. "High-tax states continue to lose tens of billions of dollars in taxable income to low-tax states." @hjta. wsj.com/opinion/states… via @WSJopinion

Newsom's next claim is that the parrot is still alive. "Fact-Checking Newsom’s Absurd Low-Tax California Claim." @hjta. dailysignal.com/2026/03/18/new…

Regrettably true. "California Judges Are Major Contributor to State's Poor Business Climate." @hjta. californiaglobe.com/fr/california-…

Schultzless in Seattle wsj.com/opinion/free-e… via @WSJFreeEx

California Strikes Out: Major League Pitcher Turns Down Padres $40 Million Offer Due to State Taxes jonathanturley.org/2026/03/01/cal…

100% Correct: "California Wealth Tax Proposal Achieves a New Feat in Tax Policy: Losing the State Money Before It Even Becomes Law - Foundation - National Taxpayers Union." @hjta.

"Jon Coupal, president of HJTA said there appears to be little appetite in the state Capitol to address CA's burgeoning vacation liability." Former Newsom advisor received $50,000 payout after leaving state job amid federal probe. @hjta. latimes.com/california/sto…

Wait. I thought high speed rail was supposed to be safer than air travel. Hope CA is paying attention. @hjta. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Head East, Young Man! "Eat the Rich: California Democrats Trigger a Reverse Gold Rush with a Wealth Tax." @hjta. jonathanturley.org/2026/02/13/eat…

Well, this is easily explained. Illinois is just as politically dysfunctional as CA, but they have really crappy weather. "As California exodus continues, one state bucked the trend." @hjta. sfchronicle.com/california/art… via @sfchronicle

@joncoupal column on split roll. "Will more businesses split from California over Tom Steyer’s split roll threat?" @hjta. ocregister.com/2026/03/02/wil…

Editorial: By doubling down on ‘mansion tax,’ Los Angeles earns its fate ocregister.com/2026/02/11/by-…

Let's Roll! "*Breaking News* Save Prop. 13 Taxpayer Champions Turn In 1.3 Million Signatures For November Ballot Measure." open.substack.com/pub/sodoesitma…

@hjta and our coalition partners will have very good news in a couple of days. "Why LA’s ‘mansion tax’ is the best argument for statewide tax reform." ocregister.com/2026/02/21/why…

Great piece from NR's Jim Geraghty: California Affordability Problem That Newsom’s Fans Don’t Want to Talk About. @hjta. nationalreview.com/the-morning-jo…

What she said. "Jennifer Berger: Prop. 13: Why It’s Misunderstood and Why It Matters." @hjta. noozhawk.com/jennifer-berge…

So, which is worse -- the sheer incompetence and folly, or the efforts to conceal the waste and fraud? "Jon Coupal: Sacramento wants to hide information about the bullet train. @hjta. ocregister.com/2026/02/10/jon…

Brutal takedown of CA High Speed Rail debacle. "FULL INTERVIEW | Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo on high-speed rail update." youtu.be/oavft28PSN0?si… via @YouTube. @hjta. Great job, Alexandra.

Great reporting by @CalMatters. "Some California high-speed rail records could remain secret under proposed law." @hjta. calmatters.org/politics/2026/…