At a recent town hall in California, Sen. Kamala Harris, who recently announced her 2020 presidential bid, said she favors Medicare for all. This prompted a debate among Democrats about what the party stands for on health care. Photo: GettyProgressive lawmakers throughout the U.S. are proposing tighter controls or new taxes on big property owners, stepping up the pressure after Democrats enjoyed big gains in the November elections. In Illinois, New York and Oregon, legislators are pushing bills to introduce or strengthen apartment rent controls. Gavin Newsom has said changes to a decades-old constitutional amendment that has kept taxes low for many commercial property owners are “on the table.”...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 12, 2019 14:04 UTC