Governor Newsom Addresses Child Poverty with Tax-Credit, Expanding Public Assistance [kqed.org]

Alicia Doktor 3/28/197:00 AM

Governor Gavin Newsom says child poverty in California is a "moral outrage." The state has the highest rate of child poverty in the nation, with one in five kids affected. We'll hear why a state as wealthy as California has so many children living in poverty and how Newsom plans to mitigate the issue.

Guests:

Autumn Burke, assemblywoman representing California State Assembly District 62; chair, Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation

Ted Lempert, president, Children Now

Caroline Danielson, senior research fellow, Public Policy Institute of California

[To listen to this story by KQED Forum, go to https://www.kqed.org/forum/201...ng-public-assistance]

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