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1. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Mikhail Zinshteyn

   Bill that aims to let undocumented college students work on college campuses heads to Newsom (opens the original)

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   Solache's bill says California’s public college campuses cannot disqualify students without legal status from campus employment. The UC, CSU, and community college systems enroll an estimated 60-thousand students without legal status. While these students can get state-backed financial aid, they’re ineligible for most federal grants and loans. At a hearing earlier this year, Solache put it this way: “While California has a long standing commitment to expanding access, affordability and student s

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2. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · Mikhail Zinshteyn

   Medical research nonprofit would be sole beneficiary of Prop 38 (opens the original)

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   Proposition 38 on the November ballot would provide nearly $8.5 billion for immunology research. That could boost efforts to find cures for cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s. But new reporting from our partner, CalMatters, has found that if the measure passes, it would designate half of those billions to just one research institute. If Prop. 38 passes, four billion dollars would be allocated to one unnamed institute that must meet very specific criteria. The facility must focus on immunology

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