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Biden Urges Local Leaders to Boost Public Safety Spending
Mayors, police chiefs and other local officials have visited the White House to share with President Joe Biden how they are spending money from the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on policing and public safety programs. Biden highlighted some of these efforts during an event in the Rose Garden on Friday. And he urged cities to spend even more of...
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West Haven Mayor Responds After Report Detailing Misuse of COVID-19 Relief Funds
West Haven Mayor Nancy Rossi said the city plans to provide whatever’s necessary to making the needed adjustments after a report released from the Office of Policy and Management detailed misuse of COVID-19 Relief Funds (CRF).
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Majority of COVID-19 Relief Funds Were Misused in West Haven: Report
The majority of funds given to the city of West Haven, Conn. through the COVID-19 Relief Funds (CRF) program were misused, according to a report released from the Office of Policy and Management.
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Majority of COVID-19 Relief Funds Were Misused in West Haven: Report
The majority of funds given to the city of West Haven through the COVID-19 Relief Funds program were misused, according to a report released from the Office of Policy and Management.
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EXPLAINER: How to Claim Child Tax Credit Dollars on Your Taxes
Millions of Americans who have never filed a tax return will need to do so this year in order to claim what’s coming to them under the enhanced child tax credit
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Texas Man Who Got $1.6M in PPP Loans, Bought Lamborghini Sentenced to 9 Years
The man spent some of the money on a Lamborghini Urus, a Ford F-350 and a Rolex watch, according to court documents.
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White House Offering More Aid for Winter Heat, Utility Bills
The Biden administration is helping to distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills
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Cities Seek to Loosen Rules on Spending Federal Pandemic Aid
Some cities are urging President Joe Biden’s administration to loosen its rules for spending $350 billion of coronavirus relief money directed toward state and local governments.
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AP: States and Cities Slow to Spend Federal Pandemic Money
Many states and cities across the U.S. are getting off to a slow start in spending money from this year’s coronavirus relief package championed by President Joe Biden and Democrats
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Internet Funding Rule Could Favor Rural Areas Over Cities
Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief money can be spent on high-speed internet
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‘Easy Money': How International Scam Artists Pulled Off an Epic Theft of Covid Benefits
Russian mobsters, Chinese hackers and Nigerian scammers have used stolen identities to plunder tens of billions of dollars in pandemic aid, officials say.
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Connecticut Colleges and Universities Launches Student Support Program
The Connecticut Colleges and University System is literally giving out money to its students.
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Families Paying Off Rent, Food, Debts With Child Tax Credit
Families are starting to spend the money from the expanded child tax credit.
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US Economy Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Size With 6.5% Q2 Growth
Fueled by vaccinations and government aid, the U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.5% annual rate last quarter in another sign that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession
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Bonus Pay for Essential Workers Varied Widely Across States
About one-third of the states have used federal coronavirus relief aid to provide extra pay to workers who were considered essential during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ex-Olympic Skater Charged With Defrauding Virus Relief Fund
A former Olympic figure skater has been arrested on charges that he ripped off a program to help struggling small businesses harmed by the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said Tuesday.
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States Rebound From Bleak Forecasts to Pass Record Budgets
Just a year ago, the financial outlook for state governments looked bleak as the coronavirus pandemic shook the entire U.S. economy
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Some States Plan Big Spending With Biden's Aid, Others Wait
Some states are making plans to spend billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief act, though the money has yet to arrive.
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Restaurants Can Start To Apply For Billions In Relief
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the restaurant industry, but help in the form of government grants is on the horizon. Restaurants can start filling out their application for some $28.6 billion Friday.
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From Scarcity to Abundance: US Faces Calls to Share Vaccines
President Joe Biden has highlighted how the United States has administered 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine before his first 100 days in office.