Proposition 44, placed on the ballot by the SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West union, would require California’s community health clinics to spend at least 90% of their annual revenue on patient care or pay fines to the state.
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Posted inPolitics & Government
Head of California high-speed rail agency resigns amid travel expenses scandal
Ian Choudri, who has led the train agency since 2024, leaves a troublesome legacy marked by budget woes, project delays and various scandals, including questionable taxpayer-funded trips by consultants.
Posted inEducation
California is about to overhaul the way it runs K-12 schools. Will it fix a fragmented system?
For more than a century the state’s K-12 system has been fragmented between the state superintendent of public instruction, State Board of Education, governor’s office, the Legislature, local school boards and a dozen other entities.
Posted inPolitics & Government
California cities pull the plug on data centers after state regulations don’t scale up fast enough
Despite seven new statewide laws regulating data centers, at least 26 resolutions, moratoriums, or bans on data centers have been passed or proposed in California since June.
Posted in2026 Election
What to know about California’s other tax-the-rich measure: Prop. 3
Voters first passed the tax in 2012, then renewed it in 2016. Now, its supporters are asking voters to make it permanent before it expires in 2031.