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California’s enacted 2025–26 state budget incorporates almost $175 billion in federal funds that flow through the state budget—about 35.2 percent of the total plan—according to the California Budget &...
California accounts for more than 14 percent of U.S. GDP, making it by itself the largest subnational contributor to national output . Sources consistently show California supplies hundreds of billion...
receives federal dollars through multiple channels and the annual total depends on which flows are counted; a common, broad measure of federal expenditures in California is roughly per year (statewide...
, enacted in mid-2025, triggered a series of federal policy shifts that by 2026 materially change ’s eligibility rules, benefits and federal financing—most immediately by reinstating asset tests for c...
California residents pay some of the highest electricity prices in the contiguous United States because bills bundle more than just wholesale generation costs: wildfire recovery and mitigation, ambiti...
California’s recent Medi‑Cal enrollment and eligibility shifts reflect a mix of state expansions (undocumented adults and older adults), temporary pandemic-era enrollment flexibilities ending, and 202...
Official and research sources place Medi‑Cal enrollment at about 15 million Californians in 2024 and at roughly the same level — slightly above 15 million — in 2025, with estimates describing enrollme...
’s 2024 expansion to cover low‑income adults regardless of immigration status created new near‑term spending obligations estimated by state analysts and advocacy groups in the low billions, while the ...
The share of California’s personal income tax (PIT) paid by the top 1 percent has swung dramatically over the 2000–2023 period, driven largely by asset-price cycles and temporary rate changes; availab...
No single figure for "how many California residents are on SNAP" appears in the supplied reporting, so a precise statewide caseload cannot be asserted from these sources alone; instead the reporting d...
Proposition 50’s implementation carries under official analyses: the Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Official Voter Information Guide estimate and a state cost of roughly to update election mater...
Cost estimates for ’s Proposition 50 vary wildly depending on what is being counted: and some news outlets pegged the special‑election tab at roughly $282–283 million, county‑level administration cost...
California’s enacted 2024–25 Medi‑Cal budget is reported at about in total spending, with federal funds covering roughly half of that amount; the and the are the principal places that publish the line...
California was a net fiscal “donor” to the federal government in 2022 — sending more in federal taxes than it received back in federal spending — a gap nonpartisan researchers put between about $83 bi...
Passage of H.R. 1 would materially shift California’s federal funding mix away from broad Medicaid (Medi‑Cal) and safety‑net supports toward tax reductions and targeted federal initiatives, forcing th...
Proposition 50 (the “Election Rigging Response Act”) would put a legislature-drawn temporary congressional map into effect for elections starting in 2026 if voters approve it; the measure was structur...
California’s General Fund spending has climbed markedly in recent years from roughly $175 billion in 2021–22 (budget-window context) toward a projected $229 billion in 2025–26, driven largely by highe...
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CCRC) drew the congressional maps used for 2022–2025 after certifying final plans on Dec. 27, 2021, but those maps were temporarily displaced when vot...
California’s expansion of full-scope Medi‑Cal to undocumented adults has materially increased state costs: state reports and press coverage put the extra spending in the billions — the administration ...
California’s 2024 Medi‑Cal expansion extended full‑scope coverage to low‑income undocumented adults ages 26–49, adding roughly 700,000 people to eligibility and — according to multiple contemporaneous...