Gov. Newsom Announces $600 Stimulus Checks for Two-Thirds of Californians

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🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his $100-billion “California Comeback Plan” on Monday, which includes a proposal for $600 stimulus payments to a projected two-thirds of Californians, with additional $500 checks to families with children. The plan also proposes relief for rent and overdue utility bills. With a projected $75.7 billion state budget surplus, Newsom has until this Friday to submit his updated budget proposal. On Sunday, the governor announced a plan to increase funding for child and home care. We’ll talk about his budget plan’s potential impacts both economically and politically ahead of the upcoming gubernatorial recall election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:12.3	From KQAD Public Radio in San Francisco, this is Forum. I'm Marisa Lagos. Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan yesterday to provide $600 stimulus checks to a projected two-thirds of Californians. Additional proposals include rent relief and increased child and home care funding. The state's budget surplus is projected at $75.7 billion, and Newsom has
1:19.6	until this Friday to submit his updated budget proposal. We'll talk about the plan and what it
1:24.1	means for the state. That's next on forum right after this news. From KQAD Public Radio in San Francisco, this is Forum. I'm Marisa Lagos.
1:52.4	Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his $100 billion California comeback plan yesterday, including a proposal
1:59.1	to provide $600 stimulus checks to a projected
2:02.0	two-thirds of Californians. Additional proposals include rent relief and increased child and home care
2:07.7	funding. Here's Newsom at yesterday's press conference. I'm about to make an announcement
2:13.0	no other governor in California history has ever made, and I would argue no governor in American
2:16.6	history is ever made. Today we we're announcing a $75.7 billion budget surplus. That's right. The state's budget
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