Presentation
Domestic Violence and the California State Budget
Senior Policy Analyst Sara Kimberlin presented on domestic violence and the state budget for the Culturally Responsive Domestic Violence Network’s (CRDVN) meeting.
Health Bills Aim for Better Access And Affordability
There are a few ways in which the state can pay for expanding coverage, said Scott Graves, director of research for the nonpartisan California Budget & Policy Center. Policy makers could use revenue from the general fund without a tax increase, just as they did when they expanded Medi-Cal to undocumented children in 2016.
Fact Sheet
California Policymakers Can End Medi-Cal’s Senior Penalty
This Fact Sheet shows that that because of Medi-Cal’s “senior penalty,” low-income Californians can lose access to no-cost coverage when they turn 65 and face a huge new deductible to maintain access to critical services.
Report
The Earned-Income Disregard Falls Short of Supporting Working Families in CalWORKs
This report shows that the value of the earned-income disregard (EID) in CalWORKs (which allows families to continue to receive benefits even though they have earnings from a job — up to a certain limit) has not been changed in more than 20 years, leaving families with fewer resources to make ends meet in our state.
Sonoma County Commission Talks Top Issues Facing Women in Petaluma
Sonoma County is the fifth-best county in the state in terms of overall well-being for women. Where it lacks, however, is in different health-related areas. More than 1 out of 4 women are receiving inadequate prenatal care, ranked 37th out of 58 counties statewide, according to a California Budget & Policy Center study.