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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson anticipates that California’s sprawling Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, may need to be dialed back after Gov. Gavin Newsom releases his latest budget, which could reflect a multibillion-dollar deficit. Even so, the physician-turned-lawmaker, who was elected to the state Senate in November, says her priorities as chair

Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical officer of Covered California, has a lot on her plate — and on her mind. California’s Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange covers nearly 2 million residents and 89% of them receive federal subsidies that

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has halted a court-ordered medical parole program, opting instead to send its most incapacitated prisoners back to state lockups or release them early. The unilateral termination is drawing protests from attorneys representing prisoners and the author of the state’s medical parole legislation, who say it unnecessarily puts this vulnerable population at

California High School football player died after a diving accident Amin Noroozi, a junior at Lafayette’s Acalanes High School, died on Thursday after suffering injuries from a diving accident in California. The swimming accident happened on Sunday at Stinson Beach. Noroozi and his friends were taking turns diving into the water when he hit his

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has partnered with the state’s Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat cryptocurrency scams The partnership has led to the shutdown of over 26 fraudulent websites and the identification of $4.6 million in consumer losses Through the DFPI’s Crypto Scam Tracker...

The latest California edition of Rolling Loud takes place on Saturday, March 15, and Sunday, March 16, at Inglewood’s Hollywood Park Grounds. All the...

How will the California wildfires affect the construction industry in 2025? In January of this year, wildfires burned over 37,000 acres in Los Angeles, California, destroying over 16,000 buildings. Now, many people are left needing to rebuild their homes and businesses. ConstructConnect® Insight data predicts growth in construction across the Los Angeles metropolitan area in

California Shuts Down 42 Crypto Scam Sites—$6.5M Stolen in Massive Fraud – Regulation Bitcoin NewsYou need to enable JavaScript to run this app.Read More ...