California has benefitted from an infusion of cash from the federal government.
Not True. Both California ranked #46 and Kansas #47 re dependence on US tax $’s.
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/
Bingo, unlike AL, LA, MS, and most Southern states, CA given much more to the Feds than it receives.