California may build its own National Institute of Health:

[applegrove]

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

[orangecrush]

1. That's how it's done

Bravo California and Governor Newsom!

[DBoon]

2. Work with Oregon, Washington and Hawaii too

[Alice Kramden]

3. Very heartening

More power to them

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

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

[Cha]

5. TY Kick for California!

[Hekate]

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

[BigmanPigman]

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

[Starbeach]

8. CA Precedent

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]

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

That and/or an inter state CDC. States should be combining their resources.