Hannah Orbach-Mandel

Destabilizing rural hospitals is exactly the kind of devastating #Medicaid cut that CA GOP Reps. Young Kim & David Valadao said that they "cannot support."

Will they keep their word when the Senate's reverse-Robin-Hood budget bill comes to the House floor?

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Equity on the Line: The Dangerous Cost of Cutting Support for Black Women Proposed federal budget cuts to programs like Medi-Cal and CalFresh threaten the health and economic security of Black women in California.

10/10 Read the full report written by Kellie Todd Griffin,
@hannahorbachmandel.bsky.social, and @nishinair.bsky.social:

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#Equity #EconomicJustice #BlackWomenLead #CABudget

In California, $30 can buy this basket of groceries.

For low-income undocumented adults, that same $30 could become the monthly cost of staying enrolled in Medi-Cal.

#Health4All #CABudget #CALeg

First Look: Understanding the Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision The Budget Center breaks down key areas of the governor's May Revision and highlights how the proposal would impact Californians.

JUST IN: Our First Look analysis of the @governor.ca.gov's 2025-26 May Revision.

Our take: The revised budget harms vulnerable Californians and misses opportunities to raise revenue and guard against federal threats. #CABudget

⚡ We share more here: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/fi...

The proposed $230 billion cuts to SNAP don't just threaten to take food away from families in need--they would also significantly harm workers, businesses, and communities across California.

Research from the National Grocers Association shows CalFresh dollars help fuel the food retailer industry

How would the $230 billion proposed federal cuts to SNAP impact California families? This graphic shows the groceries a family in Bakersfield would lose out on if their benefits were cut by 20%.

CalFresh helps millions of families and children and should be protected!! #SNAP #HandsOffSNAP

The #CABudget could face a cost of OVER $3.1 BILLION to fund #CalFresh benefits under this cost-share proposal‼️ If implemented, this would put tremendous pressure on our budget and likely lead to cuts—taking food away from people in need.

More in our analysis: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/re...

Two California Families, Two Futures: The Real Cost of Federal Budget Cuts Republican federal budget proposals threaten critical programs for California families while offering tax breaks to the wealthiest 1%.

My most recent piece with @l-pryor.bsky.social and @hannahorbachmandel.bsky.social at the @calbudgetcenter.org juxtaposes the loss of Head Start and afterschool programs for a family in poverty against the luxuries a rich family could afford under the Trump plan.

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The California Women’s Well-Being Index The California Women’s Well-Being Index pulls together an array of measures for women throughout the state and shares data by race and ethnicity, including health, personal safety, employment and earn...

For more information on how women are faring in California, be sure to check out our 2024 Women’s Well-Being Index which has information on 30 indicators for all 58 counties, as well as race and ethnicity data for women statewide!

Policymakers should take targeted action to ensure every woman in CA can thrive, such as: supporting workforce development programs for Latinas and Black women, increasing access to affordable child care programs, and promoting leadership development for women of color. 🧵

Disrupting Disparities: Ending the Black Women Wage Gap in California Black women in California earn significantly less than white men, with Black single mothers facing even greater wage disparities.

Meanwhile, Black women only make $0.61 for every $1 a white man is paid in California. If a Black single mom was paid the same as a white man, she would be able to afford 8 additional years of groceries, 2 years of child care, or an entire year of rent. 🧵

Wage Disparities for Latinas in California: A Continuing Concern California has the worst wage gap in the nation between Latinas and white men, with Latinas earning just 44 cents to every dollar.

When the data is disaggregated by race and ethnicity, we see even further disparities due to a history of racism and sexism. Latinas in California only make $0.44 for every $1 a white man makes. That means it will take almost 130 years — or until 2153 — for Latinas to reach equal pay. 🧵

Today is #EqualPayDay, marking how far into 2025 women have to work in addition to 2024 to earn what men did last year. In CA, women are paid only $0.86 to every $1 a white man makes. While state policymakers have taken action to improve pay transparency and reporting, there is more to be done. 🧵

The California Women’s Well-Being Index The California Women’s Well-Being Index pulls together an array of measures for women throughout the state and shares data by race and ethnicity, including health, personal safety, employment and earn...

For more information on how women are faring in California, be sure to check out our 2024 Women’s Well-Being Index which has information on 30 indicators for all 58 counties, as well as race and ethnicity data for women statewide.

Policymakers should take targeted action to ensure every woman in CA can thrive, such as: supporting workforce development programs for Latinas and Black women, increasing access to affordable child care programs, and promoting leadership development for women of color. 🧵

Disrupting Disparities: Ending the Black Women Wage Gap in California Black women in California earn significantly less than white men, with Black single mothers facing even greater wage disparities.

Meanwhile, Black women only make $0.61 for every $1 a white man is paid in California. If a Black single mom was paid the same as a white man, she would be able to afford 8 additional years of groceries, 2 years of child care, or an entire year of rent. 🧵

Wage Disparities for Latinas in California: A Continuing Concern California has the worst wage gap in the nation between Latinas and white men, with Latinas earning just 44 cents to every dollar.

When the data is disaggregated by race and ethnicity, we see even further disparities due to a history of racism and sexism. Latinas in California only make $0.44 for every $1 a white man makes. That means it will take almost 130 years — or until 2153 — for Latinas to reach equal pay. 🧵

With House Republicans still negotiating a budget plan that is likely to include deeply harmful proposals, Senate Republicans today released a much narrower plan, which is both opaque and troubling.