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Politics and Pandemic Fatigue Doom California’s Covid Vaccine Mandates

In January, progressive California Democrats vowed to adopt the toughest covid vaccine requirements in the country. Their proposals would have required most Californians to get…

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Despite Losing Federal Money, California Is Still Testing Uninsured Residents for Covid — For Now

California is still offering free covid testing to uninsured residents even though the federal government ran out of money to pay for it. While Congress…

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Buffy Wicks Turns Her Health History Into Legislation

In her short tenure as an elected official, California Assembly member Buffy Wicks hasn’t been shy about sharing her most intimate health care struggles with…

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California Plans for a Post-Roe World as Abortion Access Shrinks Elsewhere

With access to abortion at stake across America, California is preparing to become the nation’s abortion provider. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders have…

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Needle Exchanges Are Targeted by Eco-Rooted Lawsuits. A New California Law Will Stop That.

For more than 30 years, public health officials and nonprofits in California have provided clean hypodermic needles to people who use them to inject drugs….

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