Group Submits Signatures for Out-of-State Business Tax Plan

An environmental group led by hedge fund manager Tom Steyer has submitted more than 900,000 signatures to qualify for the November ballot a measure that would increase taxes on out-of-state businesses. The measure would raise about $1 billion annually for schools and green building projects. Proponents of two other tax hike proposals said they also have collected enough signatures to place their initiatives on the November ballot.

• "Group Submits Signatures for California Business Tax Change on November Ballot" (Sanders, Sacramento Bee, 5/5).
• "Signatures Submitted for Billion-Dollar Business Tax Measure" (Sanders, "Capitol Alert," Sacramento Bee, 5/4).