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Kristen Hwang, CalMatters

Posted inElections

Fact check: Could California lawmakers expand the billionaire tax to everyone?

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters October 4, 2026October 4, 2026

Prop. 40 opponents say the billionaire tax allows lawmakers to change the measure with a two-thirds vote. They warn it opens the door to future wealth taxes on everyday Californians. This is only partially true.

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Billionaire tax, affordable housing: See the measures on California’s November ballot

by Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters and Kristen Hwang, CalMatters June 26, 2026June 26, 2026
Posted inHealth

Trump’s Medicaid work mandate could kick thousands of homeless Californians off coverage

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters March 6, 2026March 6, 2026
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Newsom unveils $11 state insulin for Californians: ‘We took matters into our own hands’

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters October 16, 2025October 16, 2025
Posted inEducation

Newsom signs first-in-nation law to ban ultraprocessed food in school lunches

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters October 9, 2025October 9, 2025
Posted inNews

What a government shutdown will mean for Californians, from Social Security to national parks

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Rachel Becker, CalMatters, Kristen Hwang, CalMatters, Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters, Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters and Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters September 29, 2025
Posted inHealth

California releases its own vaccine recommendations as RFK shifts federal policy

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters and Kristen Hwang, CalMatters September 18, 2025September 18, 2025
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Covered California health insurance will cost more in 2026. Here’s what’s behind the double-digit increase

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters August 15, 2025August 15, 2025
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How the GOP budget bill will affect the cost of California health insurance

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters July 22, 2025July 22, 2025
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‘Joy turned into shame’: California’s Latino Caucus agonized over slashing immigrant health care

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters July 6, 2025

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