By Rocky Mengle
From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Question: I heard that some states are handing out stimulus checks. Is this true?
Answer: You heard correctly. The final federal stimulus checks were mailed in 2021. For the economic woes facing Americans in 2022—most notably, high inflation—there’s been no such relief from Uncle Sam.
But some states have stepped in and filled the void. Using budget surpluses generated from post-pandemic recoveries and federal COVID-relief funds, 20 states are sending (or have sent) rebate checks or other payments to their residents. Some states are even sending more than one payment this year.
The 20 states sending out checks are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia….