A proposed emergency tax on California billionaires to help fund the state's cash-strapped healthcare system has gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum in November, the union behind the measure announced.
The proposal gathered 1.5 million signatures -- nearly twice the number required to get on the ballot.
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