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State Lawmakers Push for Program Aimed at Helping Working Poor

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California has the highest poverty rate in the nation despite its booming economy. State lawmakers are in the middle of wading through Gov. Jerry Brown's budget for the fiscal year that starts in July, and some are pushing for an expansion of a program aimed at putting more money back into the pockets of the working poor.

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