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Newsom OKs $351.7B Budget, Boosts Homeless Funding, Preserves Refugee Medi-Cal

6/27/2026

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Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders approved a $351.7 billion state budget on Friday.
Pact delays dental-care cuts for undocumented adults.
It adds an accountability provision for Medi-Cal costs and keeps Medi-Cal benefits for refugees and asylees through July 2027 despite cuts.
The plan earmarks $900 million for Homeless Housing, Assistance, Prevention—$400 million extra—while requiring the governor to devise ways to charge corporations whose workers rely on Medi-Cal, praised by SEIU president Arnulfo De La Cruz.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders approved a $351.7 billion state budget on Friday.
Pact delays dental-care cuts for undocumented adults.
It adds an accountability provision for Medi-Cal costs and keeps Medi-Cal benefits for refugees and asylees through July 2027 despite cuts.
The plan earmarks $900 million for Homeless Housing, Assistance, Prevention—$400 million extra—while requiring the governor to devise ways to charge corporations whose workers rely on Medi-Cal, praised by SEIU president Arnulfo De La Cruz.