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Thursday, March 28, 2024 | Back issues
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Soda Tax Respite

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Thursday that bans new local taxes on sugary drinks through 2030, in order to stop what he called “an abomination” of a ballot initiative planned by the beverage industry to make it harder to pass soda taxes.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Thursday that bans new local taxes on sugary drinks through 2030, in order to stop what he called “an abomination” of a ballot initiative planned by the beverage industry to make it harder to pass soda taxes.

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