Brown signs key health care bills

Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law two key pieces of health care legislation linked to the Affordable Care Act. Brown approved ABx1-2 and the similar SBx1-2 on May 9. Although the Affordable Care Act -- also known as Obamacare -- is almost universally resisted by Republicans, the legislation's passage and enactment were all but assured. The bills make extensive changes to the health care landscape in California, setting the stage ... (More)

Californians back health reform

Support for the Obamacare health care reforms remains solid in California, a non-partisan survey finds. 55 percent of Californians surveyed backed the changes being made to the health care system under the Affordable Care Act. Opposed were 37 percent. Predictably, the support clustered along party lines. Three-quarters of Democrats were in favor (76 percent) while more than three-quarters of Republicans opposed the ... (More)