(Editor’s note: This story is a product of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative.)
Undocumented immigrants in California will bear the brunt of reductions in healthcare and nutrition programs under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s initial proposal for a 2026–27 state budget unveiled in January.
Joe Stephenshaw, director of the California Department of Finance, said in a Jan. 9 press conference that the state’s Health and Human Services Agency is bracing for about $1.1 billion in impacts on Medi-Cal, the state’s version of the federal Medicaid insurance program for low-income individuals and households…