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California lawmakers have approved a guaranteed income plan - the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the US. Qualifying pregnant people and young adults leaving foster care will quality for monthly cash payments after the measure is passed with bipartisan support.
The AP reports:
California's plan is taxpayer-funded, and there are no restrictions on how recipients can spend the money.
If you look at the stats for our foster youth, they are devastating, said the Senate Republican leader, Scott Wilk. We should be doing all we can to lift these young people up."
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