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Jerry Brown Proposes New Health Care Tax

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On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown proposed a tax in his new budget that would tax all health plans, replacing California’s current tax that only taxes health plans that participate in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid plan.

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Jerry Brown Proposes New Health Care Tax

On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown proposed a tax in his new budget that would tax all health plans, replacing California’s current tax that only taxes health plans that participate in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid plan.

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Hoverboard Sets California House on Fire

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El Niño Wreaks Havoc on California

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Message in a Bottle Arrives 28 Years Later

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Judge Denies Youth Soccer Challenge to Super Bowl 50

On Tuesday, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joseph H. Huber refused to block the city of Santa Clara from letting the NFL use the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League’s 11-acre soccer park for a “media village” during Super Bowl 50.

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Executive Gun Control: Five Seniors Obama Might Have Disarmed

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Judge: Facebook Must Face Fraud Suit in 2012 IPO

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