"Protesters chant, march, and hold signs outside of Rep. Young Kim's Anaheim Hills office on March 18, 2025, to protest the reconciliation budget bill that they say could lead to billions of dollars of cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and other federal programs."
"A coalition of frontline healthcare workers, unions, and economists launched an effort Thursday to build support for a proposed ballot measure in California that would impose a one-time tax on the state's billionaires to avert a looming crisis spurred by national Republicans' unprecedented Medicaid cuts."
"it is a 100% certainty that we have the ability to put this on the ballot in 2026, and we intend to do so."
A coalition of frontline healthcare workers, unions, and economists launched an effort to place a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of California's roughly 200 billionaires on the November 2026 ballot. The measure aims to offset healthcare funding shortfalls caused by about $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts enacted by President Trump and congressional Republicans. SEIU-UHW, one of the largest healthcare worker unions, is leading signature-gathering and organizing efforts and anticipates rapid growth in support. Organizers intend for the initiative to serve as a model for other states seeking to mitigate the impacts of federal Medicaid reductions. Protests have appeared amid concerns about broad federal program cuts.
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