Walters: California’s cities and schools face big budget gaps, few options
California's major cities and school districts are facing sizable budget gaps. Much like the state, they have few financial ...
Opinion: California doesn’t need DOGE, but there’s still plenty to cut here
A full audit — independent, rigorous and public — could draw a blueprint to root out waste and fraud without theatrics.
California is borrowing billions to pay for Medi-Cal. Is immigrant coverage at risk?
Immigrants lacking permanent status contribute approximately $8.5 billion in state and local taxes a year, according to an analysis by the California Budget and Policy Center, a nonprofit research ...
Cost of undocumented healthcare in California is billions over estimates, pressuring Democrats to consider cuts
In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature are under pressure to scale back the expansion of ...
Fire, lack of students, teacher layoffs: Inside Pasadena Unified’s struggle to stay solvent
Pasadena Unified School District, already reeling from the Eaton fire, faces a multimillion-dollar budget deficit that it aims to lower via staff reductions.
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California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to ...
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California borrows $3.4 billion for Medicaid overrun as congress eyes steep cuts
California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to ...
A popular program helped California students pay for college. Now it may get axed
The state’s College Corps awards students $10,000 for tuition and living stipends in exchange for 450 volunteer hours with ...
California doesn’t need DOGE, but there’s plenty of wasteful spending and bureaucracy to cut
DOGE’s aim to save taxpayers money resonates in California, where taxes soar and deficits loom, Zac Townsend argues.
'Needs to resign': Blue state blasted for asking for loan amid skyrocketing immigrant healthcare costs
"Gov. Gavin Newsom lied and cooked the books to gift all illegal immigrants free healthcare and now has stuck California ...
How Trump is already adding to Colorado River water worries
Trump’s early actions, including ordering the US Army Corps of Engineers to open two California dams, have led to concerns ...
Jessica Millan Patterson exits stage right
EXIT INTERVIEW — When Jessica Millan Patterson took the reins of the California Republican Party in 2019, the media coverage ...