$7.5-billion mini-NIH plan goes to California voters under bill signed by Newsom
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill placing a $7.5 billion proposal for a state scientific research arm on the March 2028 ballot. California voters will decide whether to create the agency, which would function similarly to the NIH.
California voters will decide whether to create a $7.5 billion state scientific research arm similar to the National Institutes of Health. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that puts the issue before voters in March 2028.
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