Californians Back Taxes to Avoid Education Cuts

By The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/politics/in-california-voters-approve-ballot-measure-that-raises-taxesin-california-approve-voters-ballot-measure-that-raises-taxes.html

SAN FRANCISCO — California voters decisively approved a ballot measure that will raise taxes by $6 billion annually over seven years, according to election results on Wednesday. Voters heeded the pleas of Gov. Jerry Brown, who said the new revenues were necessary to save the state’s public schools and balance the budget. Across the country, voters in 38 states considered more than 170 ballot measures on fiscal, political and social issues that, in many cases, resonated nationally.