California Governor Gavin Newsom quietly directed more than $1 billion in state funding to organizations that facilitated the entry and settlement of roughly 400,000 illegal migrants into California, according to data compiled by the Manhattan Institute and reported Wednesday by City Journal.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tapped $20 million in taxpayer funds to hire a major public relations firm to combat what his administration calls "negative narratives" about the state, triggering pushback from lawmakers during a budget hearing Thursday.
The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance has suspended 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies in Los Angeles County on suspicion of Medicaid fraud, with estimated losses to taxpayers exceeding $600 million.