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“Nothing is certain except for death and taxes” — and fierce resistance to raising them. Such tax-hike aversion was on display Tuesday at the state Capitol at a public hearing on a bill that would govern property taxes. House Bill 1334 would link the property-tax cap to population growth and inflation, raising the limit on annual increases from 1% to 3%. Although the bill generated broad ...

Consumer advocates have long argued that requiring companies to label the toxic chemicals in their products would steer people away from items that could harm them - or at least help them make informed choices. In California, warning labels have become so commonplace that people joke about them. But a study suggests that the state’s label law is working - by encouraging companies to reduce their products’ toxic footprint.