1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (881+ words) By Christine Mai-Duc and Jackie Forti'r When Congress allowed covid-era subsidies for health insurance to expire, California used its own funds to offset the hike in Obamacare premium costs for residents with low incomes. As Gov. Gavin Newsom negotiates his…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1178+ words) More Americans than expected enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for this year, after premium subsidies were dramatically cut " but it remains to be seen whether they'll keep the coverage as their costs mount. It's all part of…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (610+ words) In a sense, California has been taxing wealth since it became a state 175 years ago. Well into the 20th century, the state relied on taxing land and buildings which, in that agrarian period, were major forms of personal wealth. The state…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1050+ words) We've been here before: congressional Democrats and Republicans sparring over the future of the Affordable Care Act. But this time there's an extra complication. Though it's the middle of open enrollment, lawmakers are still debating whether to extend the subsidies…...