The fight over President Trump's tax returns isn't just playing out on Capitol Hill. It's happening inside state legislatures too.
FILE - In this May 2, 2019 file photo, State Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, meets with Senate President Pro Ten Toni Atkins , of San Diego, at the Capitol, in Sacramento, Calif. "We believe that President Trump, if he truly doesn't have anything to hide, should step up and release his tax returns," said McGuire, who is sponsoring a bill that would require presidential candidates to release their tax returns as a condition for appearing on the state ballot.
Her measure would require presidential and vice presidential candidates to disclose five years’ worth of returns at least 50 days before the general election. It hasn’t received a hearing in the Assembly, which also is controlled by Democrats. The bills have been considered but spiked in Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Virginia and Washington. They’ll face tough battles in Republican-controlled Arizona, North Carolina and Ohio. And they remain alive — if not necessarily a top priority — in Connecticut, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
Democrats have been pushing to see the documents since Trump was a candidate three years ago, but legal challenges are expected if any governors sign the legislation into law. In New Jersey, the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services concluded that the legislature does not have the authority to require tax returns from candidates.
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