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Given California’s volatile budget, which is expected to be particularly problematic next year, it appears unlikely that state lawmakers will find a way to backfill an estimated $100 billion of federal healthcare funding cuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
The lawsuit filed in a California federal court on Monday said Huang and Nvidia misled shareholders about the national security concerns raised by the affair, and that their misleading statements "artificially inflated" Nvidia's share price.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Employers are direct beneficiaries of CTE, and they can do more to support and engage with these programs at both the federal and state levels.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
City officials have said they need $125 million to finish replacing the aging seawall, and they have halted reconstruction amid shrinking oil revenue and an uncertain future for federal disaster aid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
The Constitution contained no provision that committed the newly created federal government to a policy of gradual emancipation, or in any clear sense placed slavery on the road to ultimate extinction.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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