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applegrove

(128,319 posts) Mon Sep 15, 2025, 09:57 PM Sep 15

California may build its own National Institute of Health:

Democrats are calling for the creation of a state equivalent of the National Institutes of Health, but first state lawmakers and then voters would need to approve it.
— Democracy Action Network (@democracyactionnet.bsky.social) 2025-09-16T00:07:00.687Z

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California may build its own National Institute of Health: (Original Post) applegrove Sep 15 OP

That's how it's done orangecrush Sep 15 #1

Work with Oregon, Washington and Hawaii too DBoon Sep 15 #2

Very heartening Alice Kramden Sep 15 #3

red states will benefit from the research and medical breakthroughs BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 15 #4

TY Kick for California! Cha Sep 15 #5

Kick for us! And don't poke the Bear. Hekate Sep 15 #6

Shit, I sure as hell hope so!!!! BigmanPigman Sep 16 #7

CA Precedent Starbeach Sep 16 #8

I wonder if it would be possible to build an inter state one that any sane state could buy into. Crunchy Frog Sep 16 #9

orangecrush

(26,769 posts)

1. That's how it's done

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Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:05 PM

Sep 15

Bravo California and Governor Newsom!

DBoon

(24,295 posts)

2. Work with Oregon, Washington and Hawaii too

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Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:41 PM

Sep 15

Alice Kramden

(2,784 posts)

3. Very heartening

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Mon Sep 15, 2025, 11:02 PM

Sep 15

More power to them

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(11,317 posts)

4. red states will benefit from the research and medical breakthroughs

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Mon Sep 15, 2025, 11:24 PM

Sep 15

Cha

(314,561 posts)

5. TY Kick for California!

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Mon Sep 15, 2025, 11:42 PM

Sep 15

Hekate

(99,529 posts)

6. Kick for us! And don't poke the Bear.

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Mon Sep 15, 2025, 11:47 PM

Sep 15

BigmanPigman

(53,832 posts)

7. Shit, I sure as hell hope so!!!!

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 12:10 AM

Sep 16

Starbeach

(230 posts)

8. CA Precedent

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 01:10 AM

Sep 16

CA has pioneered state level medical research before, setting up the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), which has focused on stem cell research. This effort followed the Bush era rejection of federally funded stem cell research.

Crunchy Frog

(28,055 posts)

9. I wonder if it would be possible to build an inter state one that any sane state could buy into.