May 18, 2021
Voting No But Taking the Dough Is Not Working Out the Way He Hoped
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has joined a growing list of House Republicans taking heat over their votes to block the American Rescue Plan.
The Washington Post took a deep-dive into McCarthy’s district where elected officials, non-profit leaders, and community members “questioned McCarthy’s commitment to a district where they don’t see their needs reflected by his votes.”
An unusually large share of children in McCarthy’s district stand to benefit from the expanded child tax credit included in the American Rescue Plan he opposed – more than 93 percent, the seventh-highest proportion in California, according to figures reviewed by The Post.
Bakersfield park riddled with crime, state officials and community members work to restore it
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With broad support from law enforcement and prosecutors, legislation preventing fraudulent unemployment claims has passed out of the Assembly’s Consumer Privacy and Protection Committee. AB 110, authored by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, will require the Employment Development Department (EDD) to cross-check incarceration records in order to prevent paying fraudulent benefits.
“In the midst of this terrible crisis, fraudsters and criminals spotted an opportunity to bilk California taxpayers for billions of dollars,” said Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach). “AB110 is a simple, common sense step to stop unemployment insurance fraud involving California inmates.”
Over the past year, district attorneys across California have uncovered multiple fraud rings involving state prisoners who coordinated with non-incarcerated accomplices to file unemployment benefits under the federally funded Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program. The California State Audito