Kandidaterna till guvernörsposten i Kalifornien oense om skatter och sjukvård

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Demokratiska och republikanska kandidater till posten som Kaliforniens guvernör drabbade samman under en tv-sänd debatt på tisdagskvällen rörande skatter, tillgång till sjukvård och statliga utgifter i ljuset av ett växande budgetunderskott.

Sju kandidater deltog på scenen i det CNN-arrangerade forumet, däribland demokraterna Xavier Becerra, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, Matt Mahan och Antonio Villaraigosa, samt republikanerna Chad Bianco och Steve Hilton. Diskussionen kretsade kring Kaliforniens budgetunderskott på 18 miljarder dollar för räkenskapsåret 2026–2027 och förslag om att utöka välfärdstjänsterna.

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