Democratic California state senator would offer guaranteed income for the next three years to farmworkers who lose work as a result of the ongoing drought.

A Democratic lawmaker from the central San Joaquin Valley wants to put cash in the hands of eligible farmworkers to help them deal with the devastation of California’s drought.  Proposed by State Senator Melissa Hurtado, would allocate $20 million to create a state-funded project that would provide unconditional monthly cash payments of $1,000...