HISTORIC MOMENT! ASIAN AMERICANS CHEER PASSAGE OF CALIFORNIA S $156 MILLION FUND TO COMBAT AAPI RACISM – El Observador el-observador.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from el-observador.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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A decade ago, New Jersey turned a popular state tax-rebate check into a direct credit on tax bills. The reason? The cost of processing and mailing out the checks.
Now in an election year, the state is turning back to the postal system to distribute new tax rebates.
The Department of Treasury has begun mailing “Middle Class Tax Rebate” checks to thousands of income-qualified parents who pay taxes in New Jersey. Treasury officials say they are aiming to distribute 100,000 printed checks per week, with the “vast majority” of an estimated 760,000 recipients with dependent children who meet income qualifications expected to receive their checks within six weeks.
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Asian Americans cheered the July 12 passage of Californiaâs API Equity Budget, a three-year $156 million initiative which seeks to equip the AAPI community with resources to combat hate crimes.
âThis is historic and unprecedented. It is the outcome of many community-based organizations who rallied to get this support to find the best ways we can respond to violence against our community, and to prevent these attacks from occurring in the first place,â said Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action.
âThe AAPI community has historically been overlooked and underfunded. Imagine what we can do with resources,â she said, adding that the investment in the community must be ongoing, beyond the initial three-year commitment.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta met with San Diego officials Tuesday regarding the city s gun violence restraining order program, which Bonta described as an effective, preventive tool he would like to see utilized in other California cities and counties.
The gun violence restraining orders or GVROs are petitions seeking to have guns removed from people who may be a threat to themselves or others. If the petition is approved, subjects must relinquish their firearms and are ordered not to purchase any new firearms or ammunition. The initial temporary orders last for about three weeks, then can be extended to up to five years following a court hearing and approval from a judge.