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LA Votes on Sales Tax Hike for Hospitals
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Los Angeles County voters face a critical decision in June: a half-cent sales tax hike to fund hospitals and clinics amidst federal cuts. The Trump-era act threatens to slash over two billion dollars from the countys health budget over three years. With seven clinics closed and thousands losing Medi-Cal coverage, supervisors hope this tax will prevent mass layoffs and keep emergency rooms open. However, critics argue its a general tax with no guarantee for health spending, and cities worry itll hurt low-income shoppers and drive business away. Past ballot measures raised trust issues, but officials project itll bring in one billion dollars a year for uninsured care. Santa Clara Countys recent success with a similar measure has eyes on L.A. to see if voters will step up before the systems stretched too thin.
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