California Is Flush With Cash And Residents Want To Spend It On Universal Health Care
The state is expecting an “extraordinary” budget surplus of $14.8 billion for the 2019-20 fiscal year, to go with $14.5 billion it has already put in rainy-day reserves, the legislative analyst’s office said in November.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Californians Want State To Spend Surplus On Health Care For All, Free Community College
Californians are in a spending mood with the state flush with cash, and they’re putting a priority on creating a universal health care system and making community colleges free, a new poll indicates. They’re much less enthusiastic about two priorities of outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown — the troubled high-speed rail project and saving money for the day the economy turns bad, according to a poll released Wednesday night by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California. (Byrne, 12/12)
KQED:
Poll: Californians Want Universal Health Coverage, Free Community College
In a new survey from the Public Policy Institute of California, 60 percent of adults said universal health coverage should be a high or very high priority. “The election polls indicated that health care was a major concern for Californians," said Mark Baldassare, president of PPIC. "And that seems to be reflected here." (Orr, 12/12)
Capital Public Radio:
Poll Tells Gavin Newsom: Make Universal Health Care Highest Priority
Termed-out Gov. Jerry Brown will leave office early next month with a 52 percent approval rating. But just 39 percent of likely voters say they’d like to see Newsom continue Brown’s policies, while half of Californians say they’d prefer to see the governor-elect chart a different course. (Adler, 12/12)