In addition to significantly expanding California’s scientific research capacity, the bill includes first-in-the-nation requirements to lower health costs by requiring discounts on drugs discovered with public research funding, and allowing the state to recoup some funds from successful discoveries.
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SB 1123 streamlines the enactment of regulations that have a significant public benefit, empowering California to set standards that protect the public from climate change, protect consumers from unfair business practices, set healthcare coverage standards, and rein in wealthy corporations.
Connect Bay Area announced they are submitting the signatures needed to reach the November ballot, giving Bay Area voters a chance to save BART, Muni, Caltrain, and other transit agencies from devastating cuts.
The new Trump Administration guidance could impact millions of immigrants who seek green cards while living in the U.S., separating families, tanking California’s workforce, and undermining our economic recovery.