SACRAMENTO, CA — A new publication from the California Budget & Policy Center (Budget Center) explains the increase in Medi-Cal spending and the policy and budget decisions driving these changes. The Q&A, authored by Adriana Ramos-Yamamoto, details why Medi-Cal costs have exceeded expectations and what steps state leaders can take to protect access to health … Continued
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, the California Budget & Policy Center announced an exciting lineup of plenary sessions and workshops for its annual conference, Policy Insights, taking place on Thursday, April 10, at the Sacramento Convention Center. This event will bring together California’s top policymakers, advocates, and thought leaders to discuss the state’s most urgent policy … Continued
SACRAMENTO, CA — A new fact sheet from the California Budget & Policy Center underscores the potential consequences of the House budget framework, revealing how they would negatively impact residents in every congressional district across California. The proposed cuts threaten to undermine access to essential services such as health care, housing, nutrition assistance, and income … Continued
SACRAMENTO, CA — A new report from the California Budget & Policy Center (Budget Center) highlights the persistent wage gap affecting Black women and Black single mothers in California. The report, authored by Hannah Orbach-Mandel, Laura Pryor, and Nishi Nair in collaboration with Kellie Todd Griffin from California Black Women’s Collective Empowerment Institute, highlights how … Continued
SACRAMENTO, CA — Following Governor Newsom’s 2025-26 budget proposal released this morning, the California Budget & Policy Center (Budget Center), a nonpartisan research and analysis nonprofit, weighed in with the following statement from its executive director, Chris Hoene. “The California state budget is a statement of our collective values. The 2025-26 budget proposal makes strides … Continued
SACRAMENTO, CA — A new report released today reveals that California holds the nation’s worst wage gap between Latinas and white men, highlighting the ongoing economic injustice faced by Latinas in the state. On Latina Equal Pay Day — the day symbolizing how far into the year Latinas must work to match the previous year’s … Continued
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, the California Budget & Policy Center (Budget Center) released a new report, in partnership with the National Employment Law Project (NELP), highlighting the urgent need to address the inadequacies in California’s unemployment insurance (UI) system, a critical support tool for California workers and the economy. The report reveals that while UI … Continued
SACRAMENTO, CA — California continues to face significant levels of poverty, with the state once again having the highest poverty rate in the nation, according to a new Budget Center analysis of newly released data by the United States Census Bureau. Despite some recovery from the economic impacts of the pandemic, California’s poverty rate in … Continued
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