By Grace Gedye, CalMatters
California is flush with cash – the state has an estimated budget surplus of $21 billion – and, separately, gas prices are way up.
Those two facts combined have lawmakers tripping over themselves with spending proposals to help people with rising costs.
Last week, a cohort
State lawmakers have several proposals for sending checks to people to help with the increased cost of gas. One-time checks would be especially helpful for people with lower incomes, economists