A UC Davis medical student surveyed students at Northern California medical schools: “87% of our peers reported currently ...

Federal law requires states to offer health insurance to many people with low incomes or disabilities. But some states, including California, are far more generous than what’s required. Budget ...

The budget crisis is also hurting California's bond ratings, making it more expensive for it to borrow short-term and long-term. "Because of the threat of IOUs, when we do short-term borrowing, it ...

Lawmakers and the governor are scrambling to reduce California’s budget deficit, which Newsom estimated at $37.9 billion in January, before the fiscal forecast is updated in the coming weeks to ...

SACRAMENTO — How do you cut a colossal $68-billion state budget deficit nearly in half? Easy. With a pencil. You simply erase the “68” and write in “38.” I’m being only half facetious ...

California officials are finding ways to avoid some of the dire consequences that were expected from closing the state's $24 billion budget gap. For most of the summer, state agencies and ...

Environmental groups are pressing California lawmakers to include a multibillion-dollar climate resilience bond on the November 2024 ballot, as related funding faces probable cuts in the annual sta… ...

California also foots much of the bill to cover about 1.6 million immigrants without legal status — roughly $8.4 billion of the $9.5 billion, Department of Finance program budget manager ...