California plan aims to slash state"s child poverty rate in half by 2039

Despite efforts by state legislators at creating a socialist utopia, California still has the highest poverty rate in the nation at 19%, despite a 1.4% decrease from last year according to the Census Bureau.  Poverty and income figure.....»»

Poverty affects approximately 42.6 million Americans, 13.4 million of them are children. While the poverty rate nationwide is 13.4%, the child poverty rate is 18.4%. Childhood poverty in the United........»»

The California State Teachers' Retirement System has named Cassandra Lichnock as the new CEO of the $300 billion retirement fund. Lichnock will be the first female CEO of the pension plan, whose participants are 75% female, CalSTRS said. "Cassandra’s.....»»

Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out his proposal for the 2021-2022 state budget Friday, suggesting the state use its $75.7 billion surplus to “set the state up for not just a comeback, but an extraordinary decade, arguably century, ahead.”.....»»

The stakes are high for California, which depends heavily on the tax revenue from the state's affluent residents......»»

From expanded health care credits to child tax credits, Biden plans to assist working families and lift children out of poverty for a few more years. .....»»

The rate of the spread of COVID-19 had slowed across America. Despite a new surge, increases in daily fatal and confirmed cases are still about half what they were three months ago. Nevertheless,........»»

The rate of the spread of COVID-19 had slowed across America. Increases in daily fatal and confirmed cases are still about half what they were three months ago. Nevertheless, 571,464 Americans have........»»

The rate of the spread of COVID-19 had slowed across America. Increases in daily fatal and confirmed cases are still about half what they were seven weeks ago. Nevertheless, 567,142 Americans have........»»

The rate of the spread of COVID-19 had slowed across America. Increases in daily fatal and confirmed cases are still about half what they were seven weeks ago. Nevertheless, 567,142 Americans have........»»

There are only three states nationwide where more than half of the households could afford to buy a median-priced new home......»»

The real estate agent says the seller is taking advantage of the state's eviction moratorium. Willowpix/Getty Images A couple bought a home for half a million dollars in California in 2020, but haven't moved in. The seller .....»»

State lawmakers plan to file first-of-its-kind legislation on Tuesday that would create what.....»»

If it passes Congress, the expanded Child Tax Credit would cut child poverty in half in the United States, experts say......»»

"We're still in a state of shock. We still have nightmares. Our father was the main pillar of our household," Mehieddine Lazkani told Insider. Lebanon's main grain silo, pictured days after the August 4 blast. Located near the f.....»»

The poverty rate increased by 2.4 percentage points during the latter half of 2020 as the U.S. continued to suffer the economic impacts of COVID-19, according to economists from the University of Chicago and the Univer.....»»

The application window for a new half-billion-dollar Covid-19 financial relief program run by California is now open. The state is offering small businesses and nonprofits grants up to $25,000 to provide assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic. .....»»

California's economy perked up in October, as employers brought back tens of thousands of furloughed workers. But the state has regained less than half the jobs it lost in the spring's catast.....»»

Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photos taken over the weekend show crowds on California's Newport and Huntington Beaches amid a heat.....»»

Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP California, Washington, and Oregon have developed a joint regional plan to re-open state economies .....»»