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Low-income Californians to receive $600 state stimulus, Newsom and legislative leaders announce
Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
Feb. 17, 2021
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced Wednesday that they have agreed to provide low-income Californians a $600 state stimulus payment to help them weather financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic, part of a $9.6 billion economic recovery package that also includes $2.1 billion in grants for small businesses.
The Golden State stimulus payments provided under the state proposal, which will be expedited for legislative approval next week, are in addition to the $600-per-person stimulus checks already approved by Congress and would be on top of direct payments of up to $1,400 per person that have been proposed by House Democrats.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have reached a deal on a $9.6 billion COVID-19 relief package that would provide $600 payments to low-income families and additional help for small businesses and farmworkers.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders on Wednesday announced a $9.6 billion spending deal aimed at aiding some of those hit hardest by the pandemic,