More Californians would get new $600 stimulus checks from the state under Newsom plan
Sacramento Bee 5/11/2021 Sophia Bollag, The Sacramento Bee
May 10 Millions of Californians would get an extra $600 from the state and families with children would receive another $500 under a new plan unveiled Monday morning by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The proposal represents part of a $100 billion California Comeback Plan Newsom says he ll unveil in pieces over the next few days to help the state bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The massive stimulus plan relies on an expected $75 billion surplus, a dramatic reversal from a year ago, when the state faced a projected $54 billion deficit.
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Audit: Disparity in how CA COVID-19 relief funds were distributed Share Updated: 11:26 PM PST Jan 19, 2021 Share Updated: 11:26 PM PST Jan 19, 2021
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Show Transcript KCRA 3’S BRANDI CUMMINGS EXPLAINS WHY. BRANDI: ENACTED IN MARCH 2020, THE CARES ACT GAVE STATES MONEY TO HELP RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. $15.3 BILLION WAS ALLOCATED FOR CALIFORNIA. $5.8 BILLION OF THAT SENT DIRECTLY TO COUNTIES AND CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OVER 500,000. THE REMAINING $9.5 BILLION WAS SENT TO THE STATE. BUT GET THIS. ALTHOUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GAVE MONEY DIRECTLY TO THE STATE’S 16 LARGEST COUNTIES, THE CALIFORNIA FINANCE DEPARTMENT ALSO ALLOCATED HALF OF THE STATE’S CORONAVIRUS RELIEF MONEY TO THOSE LARGE COUNTIES. THAT MEANS THOSE LARGE COUNTIES GOT A TOTAL PER-PERSON AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS NEARLY DOUBLE WHAT WAS GIVEN TO THE 42 SMALLEST COUNTIES. THIS GRAPHIC FROM THE AUDIT SHOWS THE FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN. COMPARE $190 TO $102. MORE MONE
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Ten months into a pandemic that has overwhelmed hospitals and prompted government shutdowns that left millions of people out of work and forced many small businesses to close, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday revealed the most expensive budget in state history a $227 billion spending plan highlighted by a $15 billion one-time surplus.
Republican Sen. Melissa Melendez slammed Newsom’s plan for its lack of details.
Melendez joined Good Morning San Diego to share her thoughts on the budget.
“This budget provides no reopening plan nor the necessary relief for small businesses; it provides no successful roadmap to alleviate the growing housing, homelessness and mental health crises; and it provides no actionable help to the millions of school aged children who are falling behind academically,” she said in a statement.
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