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These states are sending residents stimulus checks up to $1,500 to combat inflation ALICIA ADAMCZYK | CONTRIBUTED
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ast week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that low-income families in the state will receive checks worth $450 per child , in an effort to ease the toll decades-high inflation is taking on household bottom lines. Florida joins more than a dozen other states that have implemented some type of relief effort as ever-increasing prices batter household budgets across the country. The stimulus efforts vary by state, but include one-time payments, tax refunds, tax credits, and suspending gas taxes. Inflation soared 9.1% in June compared to a year ago, continuing an expensive trend that's been hammering households for a year. Gas, housing, and food prices have been especially burdensome, though drivers seem to be finally
getting some relief at the pump . Many states, including Florida, are using surplus funds from federal COVID-19 aid packages to fund stimulus efforts. The measures are often included in state budget proposals, which means residents will have to wait a few months for the relief. Here's a breakdown of some of the state stimulus efforts so far. CALIFORNIA Qualifying California residents will receive relief checks worth up to $1,050 , Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last month. The payments vary depending on filing status and income . Filers receive one additional payment if they have at least one dependent, but do not get more money for each additional dependent. For example, a single parent earning less than $75,000 would get $700, regardless of whether they have one child or three.
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Single filers get: $350 if they make up to $75,000. Plus an additional $350 if they have at least one dependent. $250 if they make between
$75,000 and $125,000. Plus an additional $250 if they have at least one dependent. $200 if they make between $125,000 and $250,000. Plus an
additional $200 if they have at least one dependent. Joint filers get:
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Jesenea Miron is charged with kidnapping after allegedly posing as a nurse and attempting to take a newborn at Riverside University Health System-Medical Center in California
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woman allegedly posed as a nurse in an attempt to kidnap a newborn baby from a California hospital, authorities say. Jesenea Miron, 23, entered Riverside University Health System-Medical Center in Moreno Valley, California — about 65 miles east of Los Angeles — posing as a newly hired nurse on July 14, the Riverside County Sheriff 's Department said in a press release. Miron gained access to a med-
ical unit with newborns present, entering a patient's room while identifying herself as a nurse, and attempting to take their child, the sheriff 's department stated. Hospital staff notified security and confronted Miron, who fled before being apprehended, the sheriff 's office said. Investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff 's Moreno Valley Station identified Miron as the suspect, arresting her after serving a search warrant on a residence in the town, according to the press release.
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Jesenea Miron. | Photo by Riverside County Sheriff's Department
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new plan to reroute how water moves from wetter Northern California to drier Southern California would ferry it through a single, 45-mile
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(72-kilometer) underground tunnel, wrapping around the state’s existing water delivery system and dumping the water straight into the main aqueduct that sends
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s part of Soboba’s annual six-week Summer Youth Academy, about 15 participants aged 13 to 17 explored community awareness and service with the help of the Soboba Tribal Environmental Department. On July 14, Environmental Specialist Micah Knox and Administrative Assistant Angelica Rangel spent the day educating youths with a hands-on lesson at Indian Creek and the presentation of a documentary about the effects of climate change. The students learned about the oak trees that grow on the Soboba Indian Reservation. Conducting a mock tree tagging exercise, the students were asked to note the size, canopy health, insect and fungus presence, injury presence and nearby saplings for six trees. Knox said the exercise was designed to highlight the importance of tree health on and off reservation. “I think the overall idea was to help the students understand that things in nature are not as temporary as we are,” Knox said. “People go around destroying their natural habitat and taking it for granted. In reality, these oaks and all other natural habitats will live on well after we leave. With this, we need to learn to treat nature with kindness and respect.” By definition, tagging a tree is nailing a number tag for the purpose of research. In this way a database can be created of the oaks on the reservation that will identify their canopy cover, crown rating, insect emergence, external damage and other factors. Knox said there are well over 1,000 oaks growing on the Soboba Indian Reservation and only 136 are actually tagged and accounted for. Of the current amount, he said about 80% of them have health issues, big or small. Of those 80%, he feels about 95% of them are sal-
Beginning August 1, RTA is offering 25-cent bus rides to youth, seniors, disabled and veterans on all bus routes, including CommuterLink! While on board, enjoy free Wi-Fi, USB charging ports, comfortable seating, friendly drivers, and, as always, our commitment to safety wherever you’re headed.
Youths taking part in this year’s Summer Youth Academy learn firsthand about tree tagging on the Soboba Indian Reservation. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
vageable. He said that thankfully there are no signs of the Goldspotted Oak Borer, a buprestid beetle which is native to oak forests of Southeastern Arizona, or Sudden Oak Death tree disease anywhere on the property. “It’s up to the natural ecosystem and human intervention to make sure our oaks are happy and healthy,” Knox said. He believes that hands-on learning is by far the best way to go about teaching kids, especially if that topic is hands on to begin with. “I know I wouldn’t want to learn about tree tagging from a Powerpoint; I want to learn about it out there in the wilderness!” Knox said. After the field experiment and a hearty lunch, students viewed the documentary “Before the Flood,” which goes into depth on the effects of climate change, large corporations’ hand in environmental degradation and what we as a planet are doing to stop this despite pushback from billion-dollar
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