What CA voters should know on minimum wage, health tax props

By Lynn La (CALMATTERS) – The November election is less than 100 days away, and CalMatters will have the lowdown on each of the ballot’s 10 propositions. Today we’re highlighting Proposition 32, which seeks to raise California’s minimum wage, as well as Prop. 35, which proposes to ensure that a tax on health care plans is spent on low-income patients. While workers in& health care& and& fast food& won major legislative victories last year to secure higher hourly wages, Prop. 32 would raise the current statewide minimum wage of $16 to $18 by January.& Labor groups say the measure will help workers with the& rising cost of living, though $18 still might not be enough to eke out a comfortable living in the state. But business groups argue that businesses also struggle with inflation and increasing labor costs will force them to lay off staff, cut hours or raise prices.& Learn more about& Prop. 32& from CalMatters Capitol reporter& Jeanne Kuang& in our& one-minute video. And& take a quiz& from CalMatters data reporter& Erica Yee& to see how you might vote.& Prop. 35 would require tax revenue that the state receives from managed health care insurance plans be spent on...