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Proposition 44 is heating up in California, threatening to upend how health clinics spend public funds. Union leader Dave Regan backs it, claiming it’ll redirect money to patient care—not executive perks or union-busting. But clinics call it a power play, saying Regan used the ballot as leverage to unionize staff. They nearly struck a deal to keep it off the ballot—but it collapsed at the last minute. Regan denies the clinics’ version, calling their “last-minute offer” a concoction and accusing them of backing out. The dispute erupted over a key demand: Regan’s side insisted on a specific employment agreement, which clinics refused, citing their staff’s independent contractor status. Now, with the measure on the ballot, clinics are taking it to federal court, arguing they’re bound only by federal rules—and rallying allies to stop it.

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