{"id":64692,"date":"2021-05-11T17:04:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T21:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=64692"},"modified":"2021-05-11T17:04:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T21:04:46","slug":"heres-how-gov-newsom-is-trying-to-buy-his-way-out-of-the-ca-recall-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=64692","title":{"rendered":"Here’s how Gov. Newsom is trying to buy his way out of the CA recall election"},"content":{"rendered":"

California proposes cash payments for two-thirds of residents<\/strong><\/h1>\n

AFP<\/p>\n

California’s governor Gavin Newsom unveiled plans Monday to send direct cash payments to two-thirds of residents under a $100 billion plan to assist economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\"a<\/span>\u00a9 Frederic J. BROWN<\/span> California Governor Gavin Newsom is widely predicted by analysts and pollsters to keep his job following a referendum in a state dominated by his Democratic Party<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

The package which includes tax rebate checks for all residents earning less than $75,000, as well as additional support for households struggling with rent and utility bills, comes as Newsom faces a referendum on his leadership later this year.<\/p>\n

“California is gonna come roaring back,” said Newsom at a press conference Monday.<\/p>\n

“This time last year, we announced a $54.3 billion projected shortfall. Today we are announcing a projected $75.7 billion budget surplus,” added Newsom, governor of a state that is the world’s fifth-largest economy.<\/p>\n

Two-third of Californians would receive a check for at least $600, with an additional $500 for families with children, under plans that need to be approved by the state legislature.<\/p>\n

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Video: California governor proposes tax rebate as virus relief (Associated Press)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

To tackle “the stress and the anxiety over the course of the last year-plus in this pandemic-induced recession,” Newsom proposed another $5 billion to help low-income Californians pay rent, and up to $2 billion toward water, gas and electricity bills.<\/p>\n

Newsom was initially praised for his handling of the pandemic but has come under growing criticism from some constituents — in particular small business owners — for keeping strict restrictions in place even as other parts of the United States reopened more quickly.<\/p>\n

Despite those measures, California suffered one of the nation’s worst winter Covid spikes.<\/p>\n

A petition calling for a vote on booting Newsom out of office has reached the required number of signatures to trigger a referendum.<\/p>\n

Newsom is widely predicted by analysts and pollsters to keep his job following the vote — expected to take place by November — in a state dominated by his Democratic party.<\/p>\n

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