Newsom Proposes $600 State Stimulus Checks for Low-Income Californians

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at the California justice department in Sacramento, Calif. on Sept. 18, 2019. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed $600 payments to millions of low-income families on top of the federal relief money recently allocated by Congress.

Newsom’s proposal is called the California Golden State stimulus and is modeled after the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit, (EITC). People who earn less than $30,000 and received the EITC will be eligible for the $600 payment.