California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to ...

The Senate is set to vote today on a House GOP stopgap bill to fund the government until September. Given the GOP’s 53-seat Senate majority and already one pledged no vote from the caucus, at least ...

DOGE’s aim to save taxpayers money resonates in California, where taxes soar and deficits loom, Zac Townsend argues.

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 To cover a budget gap in Medi-Cal — which provides health ...

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 ...

A full audit — independent, rigorous and public — could draw a blueprint to root out waste and fraud without theatrics.

Pasadena Unified School District, already reeling from the Eaton fire, faces a multimillion-dollar budget deficit that it aims to lower via staff reductions.

At least 2,000 credentialed school staff have received preliminary layoff notices before the March 15 state-mandated deadline ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D-CA) office said the increase in funding for Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, is something other states are also grappling with.

William Alsup, the Senior U.S. District Judge of the Northern District of California, ruled Thursday that multiple agencies ...

Trump administration officials say budget cuts are necessary to reduce federal spending, but experts warn of long-term implications for our health.

The state’s College Corps awards students $10,000 for tuition and living stipends in exchange for 450 volunteer hours with ...