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Bill Would Boost Renter Tax Credit For First Time In Decades
Bill Would Boost Renter Tax Credit For First Time In Decades
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14 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2022
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Podcast episode
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More than three million Californians could get a break on their tax bill with a proposal to boost benefits for renters. The proposal from state Senator Steve Glazer would increase the renter tax credit from $60 to $500 for single filers and from $120 to $1000 for couples and single parents.
Reporter: Erin Baldassari, KQED
A new survey of more than 700 crime survivors finds that California needs to do far more to support victims -- especially those in marginalized communities. It found that more than a third of victims are never offered the resources they’re entitled to under state law, including help with funeral or housing costs
Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED
Within the next two decades, all of California’s electricity needs to come from renewable sources. That makes geothermal energy, energy from heat in the earth, more appealing.
Reporter: Greta Mart, Northern California Public Media
Every year, California prisons hand over hundreds of people to immigration authorities. But in a rare exception, one Cambodian national was released on parole late last week and reunited with family without being re-detained.
Reporter: Josie Huang, KPCC
Millions of dollars PG&E agreed to pay in its Kincade Fire settlement with the Sonoma County district attorney will go directly to local groups.
Reporter: Kevin Stark, KQED
Reporter: Erin Baldassari, KQED
A new survey of more than 700 crime survivors finds that California needs to do far more to support victims -- especially those in marginalized communities. It found that more than a third of victims are never offered the resources they’re entitled to under state law, including help with funeral or housing costs
Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED
Within the next two decades, all of California’s electricity needs to come from renewable sources. That makes geothermal energy, energy from heat in the earth, more appealing.
Reporter: Greta Mart, Northern California Public Media
Every year, California prisons hand over hundreds of people to immigration authorities. But in a rare exception, one Cambodian national was released on parole late last week and reunited with family without being re-detained.
Reporter: Josie Huang, KPCC
Millions of dollars PG&E agreed to pay in its Kincade Fire settlement with the Sonoma County district attorney will go directly to local groups.
Reporter: Kevin Stark, KQED
Released:
Apr 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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