State Stimulus News Today

Several states have sent money to eligible residents over the past year or so to help them fight the high cost of goods and inflation.

So, if you did not get a state stimulus check, it is recommended that you double-check with your state.

Still waiting for your California inflation relief payment? More Middle Class Tax Refund debit cards are going out the week of Dec. 19.

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What’s being mailed out starting this week is the second round of “inflation relief payments” and the first round of debit card payments. 

Package includes direct payments to help address costs of rising inflation and past-due water and utility bills, free public transit, money for health care…

California residents are seeking inflation relief. Governor Newsom has put together an $18.1 billion package.

Some legislators in the state have instead proposed a summer gas tax holiday, but Walz is sticking with the proposal of direct payments.