SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

California Democratic lawmakers are in talks to push a proposed new tax on major corporations such as Amazon and Walmart to help with the state's health care expenses.

Multiple sources in the Assembly and Senate confirmed to KCRA 3 Democrats have been discussing this along with a variety of other tax hikes as lawmakers work to figure out how to close a budget gap of at least $12 billion this year, and expected shortfalls in the billions in the years ahead.

A major contributor to the state's deficit this year has been the overflowing costs to the state's Medicaid system, known as MediCal. Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom recently expanded the program to provide health insurance to low-income undocumented people, which ended up costing billions more than expected and w

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