Proposition 30 was passed in 2012 as a way to raise funds for public schools in California by temporarily increasing sales taxes and personal income tax rates. But Prop. 30 will end next year. If a...

Palomar officials hope a voter-approved tax hike will help make ends meet for the 2013-14 fiscal year. Administrators warn of tight budgets, despite a surplus of $13.6 million in reserve; labor unions...