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  "id": 16041171,
  "title": "California's Proposition 40: What voters need to know about the billionaire wealth tax",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/californias-proposition-40-what-voters-need-to-know-about-the",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:19:11.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/22/california-proposition-40-billionaire-tax-wealth.html"
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  "summary": "California's billionaire wealth tax, Proposition 40, looks like a close call based on recent polls. Here is what to know before Election Day on Nov. 3.",
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