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CA Legislature Unanimously Passes Nation’s First State-Funded Guaranteed Income Plan, Newsom Advisor Says: ‘The Next Stop Is The Fed Govt’

Jeffrey Cawood
CA Legislature Unanimously Passes Nation’s First State-Funded Guaranteed Income Plan, Newsom Advisor Says: ‘The Next Stop Is The Fed Govt’
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California lawmakers passed the nation’s first state-funded guaranteed income program on Thursday, a plan that will reportedly provide monthly cash payments to eligible pregnant women and young adults who have recently aged out of foster care.

There will be no restrictions on how the recipients can spend the money.

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