The progressive goal of single-payer health care has become a staple of Democratic platforms, even if it faces as many hurdles as ever.
Tag: Gavin Newsom
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources
Trump scraps a cornerstone climate finding, as California prepares for court
Trump rescinded the legal foundation for U.S. climate policy. California is preparing to sue — and may try to write its own rules.
Posted inBusiness & Labor
Union leaders have a message for Newsom: Regulate AI if you want to be president
Leaders from the AFL-CIO, representing 2.3 million nationwide members, say Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to focus on the technology’s harms to win support for her presidential run.
Posted inPolitics & Government
California counties must jump through new hoops to get homelessness funds
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is pressuring local leaders to pass ordinances regulating homeless encampments, among other requirements.
Posted inPolitics & Government
The fight over how to pay for Medi-Cal puts pressure on Newsom to raise taxes
Newsom has already vowed to tank a proposed ballot initiative that would impose a 5% wealth tax on the state’s billionaires to bolster Medi-Cal. Progressive lawmakers and their allies in labor and health seem hopeful that Newsom could support a different long-shot funding idea.