California Ballot Measure Proposes $4.2 Billion for Research Institute

• Proposition 38, if approved, would allocate $4.2 billion to a research institute.
• Currently, only one institute in California meets the criteria to receive the funding.
• The institute had only three employees as of last month.
• The American Association of Immunologists is divided over the proposition.
• The proposition aims to fund immunology research with $8.4 billion in taxpayer dollars.