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FILE - A view of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File)

California closes $12B deficit by cutting back immigrants’ access to health care

June 27, 2025

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities to close a $12 billion deficit. The Legislature approved it Friday. It includes capping new enrollment to a state-funded health care program for low-income adult immigrants without legal status. Democratic leaders also rely on using state savings, borrowing from special funds and delaying payments to plug the budget hole. California also braces for potential cuts to health care and other benefits from the federal government. Republicans say Democrats haven’t done enough to prevent future budget shortfalls.

FILE - Supporters of proposals to expand California's government-funded health care benefits to undocumented immigrants gather at the Capitol for the Immigrants Day of Action, on May 20, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California Legislature OKs proposal to freeze health care access for some immigrants

June 13, 2025

The California Legislature approves a proposal Friday to freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants without legal status. The budget proposal would help close a $12 billion deficit. The plan is a scaled-back version of a measure from Gov. Gavin Newsom. Under the lawmakers’ proposal, low-income adults without legal status will no longer be eligible to apply for the state’s Medicaid program starting next year. Adults between the ages of 19 and 59 who are enrolled would have to pay a $30 monthly premium starting in July 2027. The plan is not final.

FILE - People walk around the California State Capitol, Aug. 5, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File)

Power bills in California have jumped nearly 50% in four years. Democrats think they have solutions

June 6, 2025

California lawmakers advanced several reform measures this week to rein in utility profits, slash electricity bills and potentially save consumers billions of dollars. The legislation is part of Democrats’ agenda to tackle the sky-high costs of living. California ratepayers pay some of the highest power bills in the country. Utilities say they need to increase rates to pay for wildfire mitigation projects, among other things. The legislation would limit utilities’ ability to collect a return for shareholders and provide credits to customers during summer months, among other things. Republicans, utilities and the California Chamber of Commerce said it would only increase costs.

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California closes $12B deficit by cutting back immigrants’ access to health care

California Legislature OKs proposal to freeze health care access for some immigrants

Power bills in California have jumped nearly 50% in four years. Democrats think they have solutions

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