“POTUS’ proposal was $300 from the feds and the states paid the other $100. Newsom has already said cali can’t afford to do that.”
That was before he modified his exec order. Sunday he said the states could pull the $100 from federal funds.
“ That was before he modified his exec order. Sunday he said the states could pull the $100 from federal funds.”
Most -safe bet all- of the states have superfluous fed funds from the earlier program. Those funds were always able to be retargeted as the required 100 that would release the additional 300. When Dem state govs -who had designs on keeping unused fed funds- cried broke, Trump had to amend the order to say, if the state contributed at least 100 in regular state UI, they qualify for the additional 300.
The original was also a bit messier with an application process, and waivers for “poor” states who could not advance the required 100.
Still, nothing stops a state from making good on the 400, we’ll see who does.