SACRAMENTO, California — California’s marquee public universities looked like clear-cut winners in the state’s recent budget deal. But behind the apparent triumph, nerves are fraying as higher ...

Newsom announced the deficit and his plans to cover it Wednesday as he outlined his nearly $322 billion state spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. Beyond higher-than-expected Medicaid spending, ...

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Immigrants without legal status who live in the state are facing a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze next year. But the spate of ...