Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a $4 billion spending plan for California's economic recovery.
Newsom says the spending plan will create jobs and help small businesses recover from the COVID-19 crisis. Small businesses would get $575 million. The money would pay for grants of up to $25,000. $25 million would be allocated to small museums and art galleries that have been forced to close amid the pandemic.
The governor and the state Legislature have already given $500 million to the program, so Tuesday's proposal would make more than $1 billion available. Roughly $1.5 billion would help people buy electric cars and build the charging stations necessary for drivers to use them. Newsom also wants to give $430 million worth of tax credits to businesses that stay in California and create full-time jobs.