Gov. Gavin Newsom said two factors are largely to blame for a $12 billion budget shortfall facing California: expanding health care to immigrants without legal status, and Trump’s tariffs.

California's Newsom seeks to scale back healthcare for state's undocumented immigrants:: May 14, 2025:: Sacramento, California:: Gavin Newsom, California Governor"So here are the solutions: $5 billion on a freeze on our Medi-Cal expansion.

Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by California’s health insurance for low-income people under the governor’s proposal.

Gov. Newsom walks back signature program that provided medical safety net to 1.6 million undocumented immigrants.

One in nine LA County residents is burdened by crippling medical debt, with over half of them having paid the medical bill with their credit cards, the county said. Among those with medical debt, 45% report were unable to afford basic necessities, and 72% skipped needed medical care, the county's date noted.

McKesson Corporation announced its intention to separate its Medical-Surgical Solutions segment into an independent company.

John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell sued the Chicago Police Department and the county in 2020 alleging they were railroaded as teenagers and falsely confessed to murder.