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California is borrowing billions to pay for Medi-Cal. Is immigrant coverage at risk?
California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that ...
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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 ...
San Diego hit with $533 million pension payment, an unprecedented sum in a painful budget year
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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.
The Sacramento Observer16h
California borrows $3.4 billion to cover Medi-Cal costs, straining state budget
California's Medi-Cal program is facing a budget shortfall due to higher-than-projected costs associated with increased ...
Trump poised to launch new round of layoffs even as courts rule to reinstate employees
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Medicaid loan
California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to ...
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.
Why Trump is already worrying the people in charge of the Colorado River
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Palo Alto Online20h
CA borrows $3.4B to cover Medi-Cal budget gap
State Sen. Roger Niello holds a news conference in the rotunda of the state Capitol in Sacramento on March 13, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters To cover a budget gap in Medi-Cal — which ...
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