Kevin Kiley – California Globe

Report: California Ranks Second In Medicaid Births

November 17, 2025 3:39 pmNovember 17, 2025 4:13 pm

A recent report (see below) using data from 2023 reveals that California ranks second to Texas in the percentage of Medicaid births. 41 percent of all births in 2023 were financed by Medicaid in California. Nearly 15 million children and...

California Redistricting: How Newsom’s Plan Will Demolish Hard Fought GOP Gains

August 6, 2025 12:34 pmAugust 6, 2025 12:34 pm

For the last few weeks, threats from Governor Gavin Newsom to redistrict California mid-decade via a special election have grown from pretty empty words to counteract a similar Texas proposal, to a full on serious push. As political commentator and...

Breaking News: Newsom vs. Schwarzenegger on Partisan Gerrymander of CA House Lines

August 5, 2025 6:53 amAugust 5, 2025 6:53 am

A Legacy of Non-Partisan Maps Arnold Schwarzenegger, the iconic action star and California’s governor from 2003 to 2011, is getting ready to take on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter the threat of Texas’ Republican-led gerrymandering with a Democratic redistricting...

California GOP Congressional Reps Push for Cancelled $4 Billion HSR Funds Diverted to Infrastructure Projects

July 25, 2025 12:40 pmJuly 25, 2025 12:40 pm

A group of nine Californian GOP Congressional members, led by Congressman Vince Fong (R-CA) wrote a letter earlier this week to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy urging the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reroute the $4 billion originally assigned to...

$100 Million in FireAid Relief Funds Went to Non-Profits Instead of Fire Victims

July 25, 2025 2:45 amJuly 25, 2025 2:46 am

According to several independent investigations, the $100 million raised during the FireAid benefit concerts held in January 2025 has not gone to fire victims as promised, but rather to non-profits who then get to decide where the money goes. In...

Gov. Newsom to Release Report on What the State Did Right and Wrong During COVID-19 Pandemic

July 23, 2025 11:56 amJuly 23, 2025 11:56 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced earlier this week that a new report on his administration’s response to the COVID-19 will be out within the next month. According to Newsom’s office, the report itself has been in development for the last few...

California Lawmakers React to Trump Admin Cutting $4 Billion High Speed Rail Funds

July 17, 2025 11:14 amJuly 17, 2025 11:16 am

Following the Trump Administration’s announcement on Wednesday that $4 billion in federal funds would be cut from California High-Speed Rail (CHSR), lawmakers from across the state reacted. After all, the $10.2 billion deficit CHSR needs to plug by June 2026...