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California

California union’s billionaire tax qualifies for ballot amid fierce opposition

By Kristen Hwang | June 18, 2026
The governor is reportedly trying to negotiate a last-minute deal that would pull the initiative before the ballot is finalized on June 25.
health

Can medical malpractice lawsuits protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy? This California lawmaker thinks so

By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | April 13, 2026
Medical and mental health organizations condemn conversion therapy, which is rooted in the now-debunked theory that homosexuality is a mental illness.
health

Measles is back in California. Health departments are fighting it with less.

By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | March 2, 2026
Battling outbreaks as federal funding cuts gut local health departments and vaccine skepticism fuels spread among unvaccinated children.
health

Kaiser strike hits fourth week as 31,000 workers demand higher pay and better staffing

By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | February 16, 2026
Striking workers with one of Kaiser's largest unions have never before walked off the job.
California

California gives Planned Parenthood $140 million boost to keep clinics open

By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | October 24, 2025
And still financial troubles loom.
Education

Newsom signs first-in-nation law to ban ultraprocessed food in school lunches 

By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | October 9, 2025
Officials will decide which additives, dyes, and other forms of processing don’t belong in school meals and K-12 cafeterias.
health

As RFK pushes MAHA, federal cuts shut down California health and nutrition programs

By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | September 15, 2025
Whether federal cuts are legal is still undecided, but local health departments have already made moves to scale back.
California

Covered California health insurance will cost more in 2026. Here’s what’s behind the double-digit increase

By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | August 15, 2025
Federal subsidies, set to expire at year’s end, are partly to blame.
health

Bonta sues Trump administration over Planned Parenthood cuts

By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | July 29, 2025
The suit contends Trump's new signature tax law requires states to violate Planned Parenthood’s First Amendment rights.
health

Planned Parenthood of California loses $300 million in federal funding under court order

By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | July 23, 2025
A previous temporary restraining order that blocked the funding cut for all Planned Parenthood health centers expired Monday.
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