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It’s the latest reminder of the state’s struggle to remain prepared amid multibillion-dollar deficits.

Across California, public health and pest control authorities are facing a new reality as the Aedes mosquitoes bring the threat of dengue and potentially other tropical diseases.

It’s the state’s first action under the voter-passed initiative known as Proposition 1, which enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.

Measure would increase penalties for some drug crimes and create a new "treatment-mandated felony."

Many healthy people who have already been vaccinated or have immunity because they’ve been exposed to COVID enough times may want to wait a few months.

The bill's backers say the profit-first approach isn’t good for health care. But they're getting pushback from hospitals concerned about losing a potential funding source.

California is among a growing number of states that provide comprehensive dental benefits to adults enrolled in Medicaid, and some lawmakers want to add more dental cleanings, examinations, and implants to the safety-net program.

For decades, the health industry has undergone consolidation despite government efforts to maintain competition.

Health threats have been documented inside privately run immigration detention facilities in California through lawsuits, federal and state audits, and complaints lodged by detainees themselves.

The tech industry has argued successfully that imposing rules regulating how social media operate violates free speech rights.