An oil severance tax that would generate $1 billion towards education was passed by the California Governance and Finance committee May 9.The bill, authored by Sen. Noreen Evans, would impose a 9.5 percent...

At a San Jose State town hall meeting April 9, environmental activist and billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer demanded oil companies agree to pay a severance tax on the extraction of oil in California.Steyer...

California Senator Noreen Evans introduced the California Fair Resources and Reinvestment Act in February, with hopes it will give more money to universities in California. The bill would impose...