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Taxes · SacramentoCalifornia health care advocates, labor unions and progressive lawmakers are urging the governor and the Legislature to find new money to fund medical care and other social services for millions of low-income and disabled Californians. Their coalition, known as “Fight for Our Health,” demanded Wednesday on the Capitol steps that the Legislature and soon-to-be lame duck Gov. Gavin Newsom take action to backfill funding cuts that President Donald…See the Story
Fight over How to Pay for Medi-Cal Puts Pressure on Newsom to Raise Taxes
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Google · SacramentoBy Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal includes no money for a fund formed last year to boost the state’s local newsrooms, casting doubt on whether a heralded effort to help California journalists will amount to anything and how serious Newsom is about supporting the struggling industry. It’s a significant walkback from an August 2024 deal between state leaders and Google in which they agreed to jointly spend $175 mill…See the Story
Newsom plans no new journalism funding despite $175 million deal with Google
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