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In honor of the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Women's Economic Security Act (WESA), which guarantees nursing rights for Minnesota workers, we are re-releasing our 2023 episode on Pregnancy and Pumping Rights.  In 2014, Gender Justice helped catapult the life-changing package of legislation known as the Women's Economic Security Act over the finishing line. In the decade since, the policies have been further strengthened, solidifying protections for pregnant and nursing employees, creating supports for parents of young children, narrowing the gender pay gap, and more. In this episode, Senior Staff Attorney Sara Jane Baldwin and Humphrey School of Public Affairs policy student Allison Glass discuss the law and its implications.  ""Our goal with every case we take is to improve the law and improve people's lives more than just one client. We can have all the great laws we want, but if they're not enforced, then there's no real change," says Senior Staff Attorney Sara Jane Baldwin. "So there's a lot of work to do, and we're ready to do it." Join us on Monday, May 13th to celebrate the 10th anniversary of WESA! • Time: 8 am – noon • Where: Minnesota Senate Building, Room 1200, at 95 University Ave. W. in St. Paul (a virtual option is available.) Visit the "Gender Justice" Website ⁠here⁠ and "Unrestrict Minnesota" ⁠here⁠. The GJB is produced by Michael at ⁠www.501MediaGroup.com⁠ & Audra Grigus. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/genderjustice/message

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, May 26th, 2023. https://www.dailywire.com/news/college-enrollment-keeps-sliding-even-three-years-after-lockdowns College Enrollment Keeps Sliding Even Three Years After Lockdowns Enrollment for most forms of postsecondary education in the United States continued to decline three years after nationwide lockdowns forced many students to temporarily continue their degrees online, according to a new analysis from the National Student Clearinghouse. Public four-year institutions saw a 0.8% enrollment decline as of spring 2023, a somewhat less severe decrease than the 1.2% decline recorded in 2022 but more pronounced than the 0.3% decline in 2021 and the 0.2% decline in 2020. Private four-year nonprofit institutions meanwhile witnessed a 1.0% decrease in 2023, compared to the 1.2% decrease in 2022, the 0.4% decrease in 2021, and the 0.6% decrease in 2020. There are currently 7.1 million students enrolled in public four-year colleges and 3.9 million students enrolled in private four-year nonprofit colleges, marking drops from 7.3 million and 4.0 million enrolled students, respectively, from spring 2019, the last year which was not affected by the lockdowns. “Undergraduates at public and private nonprofit four-year institutions are still declining but at slower rates,” the analysis from the National Student Clearinghouse summarized. “Total postsecondary enrollment remains well below pre-pandemic levels.” Community college enrollment nevertheless increased 0.5% as of spring 2023, a phenomenon driven by “dual enrolled high school students and freshmen,” while the number of students pursuing graduate or professional degrees plummeted 2.2% from last year. The postsecondary education marketplace has been critically disrupted by the lockdowns and the advent of virtual instruction, realities which increasingly prompted students to question the time and funds they devote toward their college degrees. Elevated levels of student debt, which officials in the Biden administration are seeking to address through an executive order to cancel $10,000 in loans for every borrower earning less than $125,000, have also prompted many students to pause or discontinue their education. The debt forgiveness policy was recently examined by the Supreme Court, which is expected to release an opinion on the controversial move within the next month. Lockdowns also severely diminished learning outcomes at the primary and secondary levels. The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that average reading scores for nine-year-olds plummeted five points and average mathematics scores dropped seven points, marking the first score decline for reading in three decades and the first score decline for mathematics in the history of the initiative. Stanford University economist and Hoover Institution senior fellow Eric Hanushek revealed in a recent study that learning losses could cause affected students to lose between 2% and 9% of their lifetime earnings as they miss the opportunity to learn critical skills, reducing prospects for future nationwide economic growth. Parents concerned about the impact of lockdowns on education have removed their children from government schools at an unprecedented rate. The number of homeschooled students increased from 2.7 million in 2020 to 3.1 million in 2023, according to a study from the National Home Education Research Institute. New Saint Andrews: Today’s culture shifts like sand, but New Saint Andrews College is established on Christ, the immovable rock. The college is a premier institution that forges evangelical leaders who don’t fear or hate the world. Guided by God’s word, equipped with the genius of classical liberal arts and God-honoring wisdom, with a faculty dedicated to academic rigor and to God’s kingdom, New Saint Andrews College offers an education that frees people. Logic and language, hard work and joyful courage, old books and godly professors — New Saint Andrews Colleges provides time-tested resources that can equip your student for any vocation. To find out more, visit: nsa.edu https://www.theblaze.com/news/member-group-of-coalition-pushing-extreme-abortion-initiative-in-ohio-fighting-to-undercut-parental-rights Coalition pushing extreme abortion initiative in Ohio says it isn't trying to undermine parental rights. A member group's explicit agenda suggests otherwise. A leftist coalition is working to roll back Ohio's few remaining abortion restrictions by way of a proposed constitutional amendment. Some opposition groups have suggested that this craftily worded proposal will not only enable late-term abortions, but undermine parental rights on these and other matters of life and death, including the ability to protect children from sex-change mutilations. While proponents of member groups in the coalition have claimed the amendment will not undermine parental rights, recently highlighted remarks made by a key player behind the abortion initiative have done little to inspire confidence. Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom PAC are leading the charge to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution by way of an initiated constitutional amendment called the "Ohio Right to Make Reproductive Decisions Including Abortion Initiative." The proposal to put this abortion initiative on the November 2023 ballot was certified in March by the state attorney general. The proposed amendment further states that the "state shall not, directly or indirectly, burden, penalize, prohibit, interfere with, or discriminate against either: 1. An individual's voluntary exercise of this right or 2. A person or entity that assists an individual exercising this right, unless the State demonstrates that it is using the least restrictive means to advance the individual's health in accordance with widely accepted and evidence-based standards of care." The only ostensible restriction on abortion admitted in the amendment leaves determinations as to whether a viable human being can be exterminated up to abortionists. Parental rights are implicated and eroded under the amendment, argued the pro-life activists, because "'reproductive decisions' is a very broad term, and is intentionally included to stop any effort to put reasonable restrictions or enforce parental rights on a wide array of other destructive decisions—potentially including sex change surgeries." Carrie Severino and Frank Scaturro of the Judicial Crisis Network concurred, noting in National Review that "'reproductive decisions' ... is a very broad term. By explicitly defining such decisions as 'not limited to' the enumerated categories, the proposal establishes its scope as sweeping. A natural reading would extend to any medical procedure that involves the human reproductive system, including sex-change surgery." Extra to potentially affecting parents' ability to protect their children from sex-change mutilations and devastating puberty blockers, Dannenfelser and Sekulow highlighted how "if Ohio adopts the amendment, the state's supreme court can be expected to go even farther than the U.S. Supreme Court ever did in undoing the state's parental consent laws," in part by "outlawing any legal requirement for a parent to be notified about or consent before an abortion—or any other procedure related to 'reproduction decisions'—is performed on their child." https://twitter.com/i/status/1636019433578672130 - Play Video https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/05/23/va-cant-account-187-million-emergency-covid-19-funding.html VA Can't Account for $187 Million in Emergency COVID-19 Funding The Department of Veterans Affairs can’t account for at least $187 million in supplementary COVID-19 funding spread across more than 10,000 transactions related to the pandemic, according to a House oversight committee. Congress and the VA are at odds over the department's handling of nearly $37 billion in additional funding it received to address the COVID-19 pandemic, with House Veterans Affairs Committee leaders on both sides of the aisle critical of its failure to account for every dime. Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., and ranking member Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., praised the department for its pandemic response overall but called the VA out for its inability to account for the money, during a hearing sidetracked by GOP rancor over the department's messaging on debt ceiling legislation. Between 2020 and 2021, the VA received roughly $37 billion to address COVID-19 response, including an initial $60 million, followed by $19.6 billion in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and another $17 billion in the American Rescue Plan. As part of the deal to receive the funding, the department was required to account for its spending, a mandate underscored by passage in November 2021 of the VA Transparency and Trust Act. Across a series of 40 reviews and reports, the VA Office of Inspector General found numerous accounting issues involving the COVID-19 funds, including a lack of visibility over payroll, some contracts and medical supplies. The IG said the problems are attributable to the department's decentralized management structure, as well as an outdated financial information technology software – that it doesn't expect to modernize for another decade. It determined that the department was challenged by inaccurate payroll accounting; used manual transfers and adjustments to its financial management systems that led to at least 53 reporting errors; had problems with supply acquisition, such as duplicate purchases; and failed to properly oversee its efforts to provide telehealth hardware to veterans, namely distributing tablet computers and cell phones so they could access health care but not recouping the equipment when the veteran failed to use it. Given the issues, both Bost and Takano said they have concerns for the $2.1 billion remaining in American Rescue Plan funds, with Bost and fellow Republicans saying the money should be returned, while Takano pressed the VA to be more transparent as it continues using the funding. VA officials told the committee Tuesday that the department will spend the remaining American Rescue Plan money by the end of the fiscal year for programs initiated during the pandemic such as housing and telehealth for homeless veterans; prosthetics and medical research, including studies of long COVID; and on preventing the spread of contagious diseases in hospital and administrative settings. https://www.outkick.com/matt-araiza-jets-workout-allegations-cleared-up/ NEW YORK JETS WORKING OUT MATT ARAIZA TWO WEEKS AFTER PUNTER’S NAME WAS CLEARED OF GANG RAPE ALLEGATIONS Matt Araiza has landed his first workout with an NFL team since being cut by the Buffalo Bills ahead of last season over gang rape allegations. The New York Jets are giving the free-agent punter a look, according to Adam Schefter. Matt Araiza was cut by the Bills in August 2022 shortly after an allegation was made public that he had taken part in the gang rape of a minor while attending San Diego State. Fast-forward nine months to May of this year, and it has been determined that he was not present at the time of the incident that allegedly took place in October 2021. The transcript of a meeting between the accuser and prosecutors was brought to light just over two weeks ago in which investigators explained that they do not believe Araiza was present at the time of the alleged assault. Prosecutors in the San Diego District Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges, but Araiza is still facing a civil suit that he has no plans of settling anytime soon. Despite that there wasn’t a single fact was known about the alleged incident, the Bills caved to the portion of the public who had already deemed the punter guilty and cut him shortly before the start of the 2022 NFL regular season.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, May 26th, 2023. https://www.dailywire.com/news/college-enrollment-keeps-sliding-even-three-years-after-lockdowns College Enrollment Keeps Sliding Even Three Years After Lockdowns Enrollment for most forms of postsecondary education in the United States continued to decline three years after nationwide lockdowns forced many students to temporarily continue their degrees online, according to a new analysis from the National Student Clearinghouse. Public four-year institutions saw a 0.8% enrollment decline as of spring 2023, a somewhat less severe decrease than the 1.2% decline recorded in 2022 but more pronounced than the 0.3% decline in 2021 and the 0.2% decline in 2020. Private four-year nonprofit institutions meanwhile witnessed a 1.0% decrease in 2023, compared to the 1.2% decrease in 2022, the 0.4% decrease in 2021, and the 0.6% decrease in 2020. There are currently 7.1 million students enrolled in public four-year colleges and 3.9 million students enrolled in private four-year nonprofit colleges, marking drops from 7.3 million and 4.0 million enrolled students, respectively, from spring 2019, the last year which was not affected by the lockdowns. “Undergraduates at public and private nonprofit four-year institutions are still declining but at slower rates,” the analysis from the National Student Clearinghouse summarized. “Total postsecondary enrollment remains well below pre-pandemic levels.” Community college enrollment nevertheless increased 0.5% as of spring 2023, a phenomenon driven by “dual enrolled high school students and freshmen,” while the number of students pursuing graduate or professional degrees plummeted 2.2% from last year. The postsecondary education marketplace has been critically disrupted by the lockdowns and the advent of virtual instruction, realities which increasingly prompted students to question the time and funds they devote toward their college degrees. Elevated levels of student debt, which officials in the Biden administration are seeking to address through an executive order to cancel $10,000 in loans for every borrower earning less than $125,000, have also prompted many students to pause or discontinue their education. The debt forgiveness policy was recently examined by the Supreme Court, which is expected to release an opinion on the controversial move within the next month. Lockdowns also severely diminished learning outcomes at the primary and secondary levels. The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that average reading scores for nine-year-olds plummeted five points and average mathematics scores dropped seven points, marking the first score decline for reading in three decades and the first score decline for mathematics in the history of the initiative. Stanford University economist and Hoover Institution senior fellow Eric Hanushek revealed in a recent study that learning losses could cause affected students to lose between 2% and 9% of their lifetime earnings as they miss the opportunity to learn critical skills, reducing prospects for future nationwide economic growth. Parents concerned about the impact of lockdowns on education have removed their children from government schools at an unprecedented rate. The number of homeschooled students increased from 2.7 million in 2020 to 3.1 million in 2023, according to a study from the National Home Education Research Institute. New Saint Andrews: Today’s culture shifts like sand, but New Saint Andrews College is established on Christ, the immovable rock. The college is a premier institution that forges evangelical leaders who don’t fear or hate the world. Guided by God’s word, equipped with the genius of classical liberal arts and God-honoring wisdom, with a faculty dedicated to academic rigor and to God’s kingdom, New Saint Andrews College offers an education that frees people. Logic and language, hard work and joyful courage, old books and godly professors — New Saint Andrews Colleges provides time-tested resources that can equip your student for any vocation. To find out more, visit: nsa.edu https://www.theblaze.com/news/member-group-of-coalition-pushing-extreme-abortion-initiative-in-ohio-fighting-to-undercut-parental-rights Coalition pushing extreme abortion initiative in Ohio says it isn't trying to undermine parental rights. A member group's explicit agenda suggests otherwise. A leftist coalition is working to roll back Ohio's few remaining abortion restrictions by way of a proposed constitutional amendment. Some opposition groups have suggested that this craftily worded proposal will not only enable late-term abortions, but undermine parental rights on these and other matters of life and death, including the ability to protect children from sex-change mutilations. While proponents of member groups in the coalition have claimed the amendment will not undermine parental rights, recently highlighted remarks made by a key player behind the abortion initiative have done little to inspire confidence. Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom PAC are leading the charge to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution by way of an initiated constitutional amendment called the "Ohio Right to Make Reproductive Decisions Including Abortion Initiative." The proposal to put this abortion initiative on the November 2023 ballot was certified in March by the state attorney general. The proposed amendment further states that the "state shall not, directly or indirectly, burden, penalize, prohibit, interfere with, or discriminate against either: 1. An individual's voluntary exercise of this right or 2. A person or entity that assists an individual exercising this right, unless the State demonstrates that it is using the least restrictive means to advance the individual's health in accordance with widely accepted and evidence-based standards of care." The only ostensible restriction on abortion admitted in the amendment leaves determinations as to whether a viable human being can be exterminated up to abortionists. Parental rights are implicated and eroded under the amendment, argued the pro-life activists, because "'reproductive decisions' is a very broad term, and is intentionally included to stop any effort to put reasonable restrictions or enforce parental rights on a wide array of other destructive decisions—potentially including sex change surgeries." Carrie Severino and Frank Scaturro of the Judicial Crisis Network concurred, noting in National Review that "'reproductive decisions' ... is a very broad term. By explicitly defining such decisions as 'not limited to' the enumerated categories, the proposal establishes its scope as sweeping. A natural reading would extend to any medical procedure that involves the human reproductive system, including sex-change surgery." Extra to potentially affecting parents' ability to protect their children from sex-change mutilations and devastating puberty blockers, Dannenfelser and Sekulow highlighted how "if Ohio adopts the amendment, the state's supreme court can be expected to go even farther than the U.S. Supreme Court ever did in undoing the state's parental consent laws," in part by "outlawing any legal requirement for a parent to be notified about or consent before an abortion—or any other procedure related to 'reproduction decisions'—is performed on their child." https://twitter.com/i/status/1636019433578672130 - Play Video https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/05/23/va-cant-account-187-million-emergency-covid-19-funding.html VA Can't Account for $187 Million in Emergency COVID-19 Funding The Department of Veterans Affairs can’t account for at least $187 million in supplementary COVID-19 funding spread across more than 10,000 transactions related to the pandemic, according to a House oversight committee. Congress and the VA are at odds over the department's handling of nearly $37 billion in additional funding it received to address the COVID-19 pandemic, with House Veterans Affairs Committee leaders on both sides of the aisle critical of its failure to account for every dime. Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., and ranking member Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., praised the department for its pandemic response overall but called the VA out for its inability to account for the money, during a hearing sidetracked by GOP rancor over the department's messaging on debt ceiling legislation. Between 2020 and 2021, the VA received roughly $37 billion to address COVID-19 response, including an initial $60 million, followed by $19.6 billion in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and another $17 billion in the American Rescue Plan. As part of the deal to receive the funding, the department was required to account for its spending, a mandate underscored by passage in November 2021 of the VA Transparency and Trust Act. Across a series of 40 reviews and reports, the VA Office of Inspector General found numerous accounting issues involving the COVID-19 funds, including a lack of visibility over payroll, some contracts and medical supplies. The IG said the problems are attributable to the department's decentralized management structure, as well as an outdated financial information technology software – that it doesn't expect to modernize for another decade. It determined that the department was challenged by inaccurate payroll accounting; used manual transfers and adjustments to its financial management systems that led to at least 53 reporting errors; had problems with supply acquisition, such as duplicate purchases; and failed to properly oversee its efforts to provide telehealth hardware to veterans, namely distributing tablet computers and cell phones so they could access health care but not recouping the equipment when the veteran failed to use it. Given the issues, both Bost and Takano said they have concerns for the $2.1 billion remaining in American Rescue Plan funds, with Bost and fellow Republicans saying the money should be returned, while Takano pressed the VA to be more transparent as it continues using the funding. VA officials told the committee Tuesday that the department will spend the remaining American Rescue Plan money by the end of the fiscal year for programs initiated during the pandemic such as housing and telehealth for homeless veterans; prosthetics and medical research, including studies of long COVID; and on preventing the spread of contagious diseases in hospital and administrative settings. https://www.outkick.com/matt-araiza-jets-workout-allegations-cleared-up/ NEW YORK JETS WORKING OUT MATT ARAIZA TWO WEEKS AFTER PUNTER’S NAME WAS CLEARED OF GANG RAPE ALLEGATIONS Matt Araiza has landed his first workout with an NFL team since being cut by the Buffalo Bills ahead of last season over gang rape allegations. The New York Jets are giving the free-agent punter a look, according to Adam Schefter. Matt Araiza was cut by the Bills in August 2022 shortly after an allegation was made public that he had taken part in the gang rape of a minor while attending San Diego State. Fast-forward nine months to May of this year, and it has been determined that he was not present at the time of the incident that allegedly took place in October 2021. The transcript of a meeting between the accuser and prosecutors was brought to light just over two weeks ago in which investigators explained that they do not believe Araiza was present at the time of the alleged assault. Prosecutors in the San Diego District Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges, but Araiza is still facing a civil suit that he has no plans of settling anytime soon. Despite that there wasn’t a single fact was known about the alleged incident, the Bills caved to the portion of the public who had already deemed the punter guilty and cut him shortly before the start of the 2022 NFL regular season.

Small businesses are a LARGE part of the American dream, but certainly not an easy path to put food on the table. Entrepreneurs are always looking for ways to improve the fiscal health of their companies. One strategy Greg & Kristin recently came across is called the Employee Retention Credit. It's a grant that became available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, but it allows businesses negatively affected by Covid to possibly receive a monetary benefit from the IRS for retaining employees during the difficult times of 2020 and 2021. As business owners themselves, Greg & Kristin share how you can explore this resource along with what to watch out for. Listen for tips on how ERC could potentially help you now, and maybe even help you grow by reinvesting in your business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By now, many Americans are familiar with the federal government-led effort to respond to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. CARES - also known as the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020 provided economic assistance directly to Americans, small businesses and industries. ARPA is the American Rescue Plan Act, which provides relief funds to state, local and tribal governments negatively impacted by COVID-19.In late 2022, the White House called upon a Michigan delegation to report on how the economic relief impacted those who needed it. Among them was Chris Sargent, president and CEO of the United Way of South Central Michigan - covering Battle Creek, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing and their respective counties.Click to hear Chris discuss the experience, which included visiting the White House and hearing from Vice President Kamala Harris.Episode ResourcesWhite House American Rescue Plan InformationARPA: Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery FundHR 748 - CARES ActUnited Way of South Central Michigan websiteChris Sargent's Blog About White House MeetingDonate to the United Way of South Central MichiganMore United Way EpisodesCommunity Matters: United Way Kicks Off Post-Merger CampaignUnited Way Lansing: Merger Helps Target ALICE Goals More EffectivelyUnited Way Jackson: Merger Means Greater Impact to Our CommunitiesBattle Creek/Kalamazoo United Way to Maintain Local Focus After Merging with Lansing, JacksonThis podcast is a Livemic Communications production

To increase connectivity in unserved and underserved areas in Kansas in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kansas Department of Commerce (Commerce) and other stakeholders developed the Connectivity Emergency Response Grants program in 2020. The program received $50 million in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Commerce awarded about $48.5 million of that funding in connectivity grants to the internet service providers and Kansas communities that applied. 66 grants went to 39 entities across seven regions of Kansas. South Central Kansas received about $14 million. Southwest Kansas received about $11 million. Northeast Kansas received about $9 million. Southeast and East Central Kansas received just over $5 million each. North Central and Northwest Kansas received around $550,000 or less. The North Central and Northwest regions also requested the least in CERG funding.

In late 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new program to dramatically speed up the state's wildfire prevention work. But an investigation found the program hasn't resulted in a single completed project. Next, it's been a month since Little Italy resident Yan Li was shot and killed by law enforcement after being served with an eviction notice. Meanwhile, community members are demanding more information about what happened, while policing experts are questioning how the situation was handled and why it escalated so quickly. Then, San Diego spent 64% of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act dollars on policing an investigation by The Guardian found. Then, an effort to ensure more safety for bicycle riders on San Diego streets was shut down in Mira Mesa last week, and its future is in doubt. After, San Diego State University scientists are working on a way to figure out if there are molecular traces of life on Mars. Finally, author Lela Lee talks about the latest installment, “Angry Little Asian Girl: Moments with My Mother,” in her popular comics series.

Hospital Flash Report: January was Devastating for Finances In February, Kaufman Hall published their Hospital Flash report that showed hospital finances in major distress mode, following the end of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or, CARES Act, funding. They reported that in January the median change in operating margin without CARES decreased 71.3 percent; operating room minutes fell by 15.7 percent; the average length of stay rose 8.6 percent; labor expense per adjusted discharge jumped 14.6 percent; and total expense per adjusted discharge increased 11.6 percent. Sounds like a bad start to 2022… Our guest is Mike Blair, Chief Financial Officer at CentraCare Health in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, November 16th. Tuesday will offer a break from our recent cold trend. According to the National Weather Service we can expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 58 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. On Tuesday night it will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 40 degrees. Enjoy it while it lasts, however, as the rest of the week after Wednesday looks like it will be returning to late November reality. An Iowa City man was sentenced to 60-years in prison Monday for killing a man and injuring several others when he attempted to kill himself by driving the wrong way on Interstate 80 in 2019. 34-year-old Stephen Lucore was found guilty of several charges, including second degree murder and homicide by vehicle, for the death of Robert Sawyer, 64, of Nocona, TX. Members of the Sawyer family, including David Sawyer, who was driving the vehicle Lucore collided with, were in attendance Monday and pleaded for justice. The state of Iowa spent about $12.3 billion in federal funds in fiscal 2020 that represented about a $3 billion increase — much of which was tied to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act — according to an audit issued Monday by State Auditor Rob Sand. Sand said about $2.3 billion of the 32.7 percent spike in federal aid the state received during the 2020 fiscal year came from the CARES Act, while changes in non-CARES and non-loan programs included an increase of about $518 million in funding for Medicaid expenditures. Sand critiqued Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds for using funding to pay her personal staff, which he described as having too many people. He suggested that the justification for using the federal funding was not properly done, and some money might need to be returned. A spokesperson for the governor said that her staff has spent much of its time since the pandemic began dealing with the after effects of the pandemic, so using recovery funds to pay them is appropriate, and the U.S. Department of Treasury has signed off on this use. Iowa will receive roughly $5 billion over five years in new federal funding from the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law Monday. The new federal funding for roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects will provide a revenue boost similar to when the state raised its fuel tax by a dime a gallon in 2015, according to Iowa's Department of Transportation director. Stuart Anderson, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation's transportation development division, said the funding boost represents a 25 percent increase in the first year, and increases to a 35 percent boost by the fifth year. “That definitely will mean more funding is available for construction work,” Anderson said. The U.S. Senate passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure funding bill in August and the U.S. House passed it last weekend. Of Iowa's senators and representatives, only Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Representative Cindy Axne voted in favor of the bill. Are you a fan of trying new restaurants? Get the latest restaurant openings & closings and more chewy tips from The Gazette's Chew On this newsletter. Sign up at http://thegazette.com/ (thegazette.com) slash chew  Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon Alexa enabled device to “enable The Gazette Daily News skill" so you can get your daily briefing by simply saying “Alexa, what's the news? If you prefer podcasts, you can also find us on iTunes or wherever else you find your Podcasts. Support this podcast

This week, Chief Financial Officer Andrew Czorny joins the commissioners as they dive into the different types of federal funding and how Missoula County has distributed the funds to address the pandemic and plan for future projects.They tease apart CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act), ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) and the American Jobs Act. Because of federal funding, Missoula County can effectively engage staff and resources where they are most necessary to make the most efficient impact.Watch this short video to learn how federal and local governments can work together to successfully support our community for today and years to come.Helpful resources:CARES Act https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirusARPA https://www.whitehouse.gov/american-rescue-plan/The American Jobs Plan https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/31/fact-sheet-the-american-jobs-plan/Missoula County FY22 budget http:/missoula.co/budgets

About this episode: The Showboat Band, Part 2 Head to sea with Showboat crew member and musician Lloyd Glick and Band #35. Hear about the band members' daily life on a battleship during wartime. Then we talk with the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet Band in Pearl Harbor and discover how the Navy meets its mission today. Credits Swing Baby Swing! royaltyfreemusicclips.com “Forces of Attraction” by scottholmesmusic.com Oral history interview, Lloyd Glick, OH2010.43, Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Support for this podcast In 2020, the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA received a NORTH CAROLINA CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for NC CARES has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act economic stabilization plan. Discover the Battleship The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA is open daily to visitors in Wilmington, N.C. Learn more at BattleshipNC.com.

Today's HousingWire Daily features an interview with 2021 HousingWire Rising Star Matt Jones, who formerly served as senior counsel for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and as senior counsel for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. In this episode, Jones discusses his experience in aiding the creation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, which was the government's response to the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.HousingWire Daily examines the most compelling articles reported across HW Media. Each afternoon, we provide our listeners with a deeper look into the stories coming across our newsroom that are helping Move Markets Forward. Hosted by the HW team and produced by Alcynna Lloyd and Victoria Jones.

On March 27th, 2020 former President Donald Trump passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act. This was a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill in response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. A portion of this aid was to go to small businesses that had been hit the most financially as a result of the crippling virus. The conduit…the Small Business Administration or as many may know them, the SBA. What should have been a well executed and clear-cut plan as guided by White House officials and lawmakers in Congress, ended up being nothing of a sort. From wide-spread fraud, to inconsistent approvals and unjust denials for economic aid relief, we're diving in deep to the mess that was and in some ways still is the SBA's EIDL and PPP loan programs. We'd like to welcome you to our Third Episode of Authentic Filters: SBA | The EIDL & PPP Loan Debacle. If you applied for one of these loans and were wrongfully denied or even have a story to share on your experience with the SBA, we'd love to hear from you as we know there are others! Email us. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcast or wherever you listen to Share with others and leave a 5-star review. 

QUESTION PRESENTED:Whether Alaska Native regional and village corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act are “Indian Tribe[s]” for purposes of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.Date Proceedings and Orders Oct 23 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 25, 2020)Nov 04 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed. VIDED.Nov 13 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 25, 2020 to December 16, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.Nov 16 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2020, for all respondents.Nov 18 2020 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by US Senators Lisa Murkowski, et al. VIDED.Nov 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Alaska Federation of Natives filed. VIDED.Dec 16 2020 | Brief of respondents Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, et al., et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.Dec 16 2020 | Brief of respondents Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.Dec 16 2020 | Brief of respondents Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in opposition filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Dec 18 2020 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5. filed.Dec 23 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.Dec 28 2020 | Reply of petitioner Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury filed. (Distributed)Jan 08 2021 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by US Senators Lisa Murkowski, et al. GRANTED.Jan 08 2021 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 20-544 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.Jan 08 2021 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 20-543. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 20-543. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”Feb 22 2021 | Brief of petitioner Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury filed. VIDED.Feb 22 2021 | Joint appendix filed. VIDED.Feb 22 2021 | Brief of petitioners Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, Inc., et al. filed. (in No. 20-544)Feb 26 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed. VIDED.Feb 26 2021 | Brief amici curiae of US Senators Lisa Murkowski, et al. filed. VIDED.Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Alaska Federation of Natives filed. VIDED.Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Alaska Housing Authorities filed. VIDED.Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Cook Inlet Region, Inc. filed. VIDED.Mar 12 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 19, 2021. VIDED.Mar 15 2021 | Record requested.Mar 16 2021 | The record received from the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts is electronic and located on Pacer.Mar 16 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. D.C. Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.Mar 24 2021 | Brief of respondents Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, et al. filed. VIDED.Mar 24 2021 | Brief of respondent Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation filed. VIDED.Mar 30 2021 | CIRCULATEDMar 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Representative Raúl M. Grijalva filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Five Indian Tribes filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Congress of American Indians, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of States of Utah, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors and Historians filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Mar 31 2021 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury. VIDED.Mar 31 2021 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. VIDED.Apr 07 2021 | Response to motion of Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation from respondents Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, et al. filed. VIDED.Apr 09 2021 | Reply of petitioner Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury filed. VIDED. (Distributed)Apr 09 2021 | Reply of petitioners Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, Inc., et al. filed (in No. 20-544). (Distributed)Apr 15 2021 | Supplemental response of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, et al. filed in support of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation motion for divided argument. VIDED.Apr 16 2021 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner GRANTED. VIDED.Apr 16 2021 | Motion for divided argument filed by Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation DENIED. VIDED.Apr 19 2021 | Argued. For petitioner in 20-543: Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For petitioners in 20-544: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jeffrey S. Rasmussen, Louisville, Colo. VIDED.Apr 20 2021 | Letter from counsel for Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, et al. filed. VIDED.Apr 22 2021 | Letter of petitioners Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.Apr 23 2021 | Letter of petitioner Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury filed. VIDED.Apr 23 2021 | Letter to the Clerk of the Court from the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation of Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation not accepted for filing. (April 30, 2021)★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A case in which the Court will decide whether Alaska Native regional and village corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act are “Indian Tribe[s]” for purposes of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

A case in which the Court held that the Alaska Native regional and village corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act are “Indian Tribe[s]” for purposes of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, No. 20-543, on April 19, 2021. The hearing lasted about an hour and 45 minutes, far longer than the one hour allotted for the case. At issue is whether Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) are entitled to funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, in the same manner as sovereign Indian nations. The case has been consolidated with Alaska Native Village Corporation Association v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, No. 20-544. A decision is expected before the conclusion of the Supreme Court's current term in June 2021.

A case in which the Court will decide whether Alaska Native regional and village corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act are “Indian Tribe[s]” for purposes of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

Are people taking advantage of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act when they file their tax returns? Companies have spent a lot of money restructuring their business since the lockdown began, and with the tax deadline fast approaching, you may be wondering if your new RV office counts as a tax-deductible expense or a luxury purchase. Jack Russo and Steve Rabin, CPA, discuss the expensive ways professionals have pivoted and the gray areas in deductibility. Other topics include: Are consumers beating expectations for 2020? Assembling a tax strategy for your business or yourself Fixing America's lack of basic financial literacy The Power of Tax-Deferred Growth Check out the video HERE.

About this episode: The Showboat Band The Big Band era was in full swing when Showboat joined the Navy in 1941. In this episode we'll learn about the Ship's first band and Navy musicians, including how they are trained today.  Credits Morning Colors, The United States Navy Band, Washington, D.C., https://www.navyband.navy.mil/ceremonial Two Ruffles and Flourishes and Flag Officer's March, The United States Navy Band, Washington, D.C. Jack Tar March, by John Philip Sousa, The United States Navy Band, Washington, D.C. Swing Baby Swing! royaltyfreemusicclips.com Big Band Jazz by theojt https://freesound.org/people/theojt/sounds/510802/ “Forces of Attraction” by scottholmesmusic.com CDR Mark K. Corbliss, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval School of Music, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story A History of Bands in the United States Navy. Presented to the faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Maryland in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music by Joseph Molina McCuen, 1967 Oral history interview, Lloyd Glick, OH2010.43, Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Support for this podcast In 2020, the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA received a NORTH CAROLINA CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for NC CARES has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act economic stabilization plan. Discover the Battleship The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA is open daily to visitors in Wilmington, N.C. Learn more at BattleshipNC.com.

StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City Ferguson Season II Episode XLI Saint Louis Story Stitchers StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City, is a series with conversations exploring St. Louis neighborhoods and Black culture. Mayor Ella Jones, the Urban League's Jamie KP Dennis, YC Bey, and Stitchers Youth Council members Emeara Burns, Llord Brown, and Shawn Taylor discuss the past and future of Ferguson. Recorded in Zoom in Saint Louis, Missouri, January 22, 2021. Pick the City UP Art Interlude                                                                                  Worthless by Branden Lewis, Stitchers Youth Council Co-Chair                          Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018 This program is a Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, called The WHY of MY City and is funded by Missouri Humanities Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Funding for this grant is provided by the CARES Act and the National Endowment for the Humanities. To learn more visit: https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio-special-edition-the-why-of-my-city/

StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City University City and The Delmar Loop Season II Episode XL Saint Louis Story Stitchers StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City, is a series with conversations exploring St. Louis neighborhoods and Black culture. Author and historian John A Wright, Sr. joins St. Louis County Parks historian and author Esley Hamilton, Pastor Brent Roam from One Family Church and Stitchers Youth Council member Cali Fleming to uncover interesting facts about the history and importance of University City and the Delmar Loop. Recorded in Zoom in Saint Louis, Missouri, September 1, 2020. This episode is also available as a video featuring historic photographs on Youtube and Vimeo. This program is a Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, called The WHY of MY City and is funded by Missouri Humanities Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Funding for this grant is provided by the CARES Act and the National Endowment for the Humanities. To learn more visit: https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio-special-edition-the-why-of-my-city/

StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City The West Side   Saint Louis Story Stitchers StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City, is a series with conversations exploring St. Louis neighborhoods and Black culture.   In this episode, local youth leaders Emeara Burns, Branden Lewis, Jawwaad Spann, and Otis Woodard talk about growing up and coming of age in Saint Louis and share experiences from the Wells GoodFellow and Wellston Loop neighborhoods on the City's west side. Recorded live at the .ZACK in Saint Louis, Missouri, August 18, 2020.   Pick the City UP Art Interlude America the Beautiful Roland Johnson and Stitchers Youth Council Published by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020   This program is a Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, called The WHY of MY City and is funded by Missouri Humanities Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Funding for this grant is provided by the CARES Act and the National Endowment for the Humanities.   Special thanks to Kranzberg Arts Foundation for providing the .ZACK Rooftop  for our recording sessions.   For more information visit:  https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio-special-edition-the-why-of-my-city

StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City Music in the Lou Season II Episode 37   Saint Louis Story Stitchers StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City, is a series with conversations exploring St. Louis neighborhoods and Black culture.   In this episode, local music professionals Timothy McGimpsey and Lamara Williams talk with Story Stitchers staff artists Ntegrity and Emeara Burns about the richness of music in St. Louis. Recorded live at the .ZACK in Saint Louis, Missouri,August 25, 2020.   Pick the City UP Art Interlude What's Your Why by Ntegrity and KP Dennis Published by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020   This program is a Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, called The WHY of MY City and is funded by Missouri Humanities Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Funding for this grant is provided by the CARES Act and the National Endowment for the Humanities.   Special thanks to Kranzberg Arts Foundation for providing the .ZACK Rooftop and Ballroom for our recording sessions.   For more information visit:  https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio-special-edition-the-why-of-my-city

You guys, we all know 2020 was insane. But here's some good news: You may not need to make student loan payments until October of this year because the student loan relief that came from the CARES Act has been extended through Sept. 30, 2021. Let's talk about what this actually means so you know what's happening, and so you can get that student loan debt out of your life for good. What did the CARES Act do? The CARES Act (or Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) was a stimulus bill passed by Congress in the early days...Article Link

StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City   Saint Louis Story Stitchers StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City, is a series with conversations exploring St. Louis neighborhoods and Black culture. In this episode, local residents Paul Norfolk, Bobby Norfolk, Percy Green II, Emeara Burns, and Timoni Sherrod discuss the past, present and future of The Ville. Recorded live at the .ZACK in Saint Louis, Missouri, September 3, 2020.   This program is a Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, called The WHY of MY City and is funded by Missouri Humanities Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Funding for this grant is provided by the CARES Act and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special thanks to Kranzberg Arts Foundation for providing the .ZACK Rooftop and Ballroom for our recording sessions. For more information visit:  https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio-special-edition-the-why-of-my-city/

About this episode: Kingfisher We explore the OS2U Kingfisher that sits on the Battleship's fantail. We learn about the plane, its restoration, and primary wartime missions. We delve into two heroic rescues and a closer study of air-sea rescues in the Pacific theater. Music Credits "Forces of Attraction" by scottholmesmusic.com Thanks to Aaron Swindle, Skysong Soundworks, for the Pratt & Whitney R-985 "Wasp Junior" radial engine audio files from the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing Thanks to author Martin Irons Phalanx Against the Divine Wind: Protecting the Fast Carrier Task Force During World War II, Merriam Press, 2017 Support for this podcast In 2020, the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA received a NORTH CAROLINA CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for NC CARES has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act economic stabilization plan. Discover the Battleship The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA is open daily to visitors in Wilmington, N.C. Learn more at BattleshipNC.com.

In this episode we examine the historical use of the “Nuclear Option” by our House Of Representatives and our Senate to take care of Urgent or Emergency problems without excessive delay. These show notes link you to the fuller stories of how the legislature has taken care of extraordinary situations—such as the pandemic of 2020. In this emergency many businesses and organizations had to drastically alter their operations either by allowing their employees to work from home or closing down their operations—this was particularly harmed on the restaurant and bar segment of our economy. Also many service sector businesses were forced to go through major difficulties. The unemployment level rose from about 4% (which was a 50 year low rate) to over 10%—and that doesn't really include all the unemployed and under-employed people. Companies like airlines were not able to operate on a normal schedule and were threatened with bankruptcy. Also millions of people who rent their living space were not able to pay their rent. Millions of people paying for a home mortgage loan were also left up in the air. The first signs of this problem led both parties to come up with a major $2.2 trillion economic stimulus program called the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act passed by the 116th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020, in response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The CARES Act was designed to help the American people and our businesses to cope with the fallout of the crisis. Everyone knew that there would need to be another relief bill we just didn't know when and how much would be needed. The Republicans made sure to help businesses very generously as well as the top 5% of society. The Republicans started questioning a second Bill about the same time that congressional Democrats started to pass a second relief bill—only they also wanted to help state and local governments who had many unreimbursed expenses during the pandemic. Ted Cruz, for example, said that many restaurant workers would rather take money from the government rather than go back to work—https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2020/07/27/sen-ted-cruz-significant-resistance-from-republicans-against-their-own-partys-coronavirus-stimulus-package/?sh=1415ae1d6c9c. But as of today (February 4, 2021) the story of corona virus relief is still not over. The second relief bill is still being negotiated and the Republicans and Democrats are still going through much drama. A relief package is waiting for the Democrats to act on the pandemic crisis and millions of people especially to lower half of our people are quietly waiting for more help. Again, this is the reason that I hope many of you non-voters will become interested in our history, current events, and in your power to swing the balance in the favor of progress by coming back and becoming active voting citizens again. We the people can change the course of history if we only vote based on an in-depth knowledge of the facts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/friday13/support

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, was passed by Congress on March 27, 2020. The $2.2 trillion stimulus package provided relief for Americans and for businesses who were reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The package included financial help in the form of stimulus checks of up to $1200 for eligible Americans. On May 15, 2020, the proposed legislation known as the HEROES Act passed by the US House of Representatives is set to provide another round of stimulus checks to the American people. This package, however, is worth a massive $3 trillion and would increase the size of stimulus checks to individuals and married couples with children, but it also includes rental aid and mortgage relief. Some are saying these stimulus checks are exactly what Americans need, while others fear this a test-run for proposed Universal Basic Income. In this episode of Millennial Money, Robert reveals what he sees as the biggest problem of “paying people not to work” and gives his suggestion to Millennials about how to maximize the return of their stimulus check. #robertkiyosaki​ #millennialmoney​ #financialeducation​ https://www.richdad.com/​ Facebook: @RobertKiyosaki https://www.facebook.com/RobertKiyosaki/​ Twitter: @TheRealKiyosaki https://twitter.com/theRealKiyosaki​ Instagram: @TheRealKiyosaki https://www.instagram.com/therealkiyo...​ If you would like to experience this episode in closed caption, it can be found here on the YouTube Rich Dad channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For nearly a year, many cities across the U.S. have been housing people experiencing homelessness in motels and hotels with money officials received from the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. Now, city officials are evicting people, just as the pandemic is hitting deadly records. In New York City, Shams DaBaron is an advocate known as “Da Homeless Hero.” He’s currently waiting for a court ruling to decide how long he’ll be able to stay at the Lucerne Hotel in Manhattan.In this episode, DaBaron tells us how he started fighting to protect and uplift other people experiencing homelessness, while also struggling with poor mental health and alcohol use.To read the full story by USA TODAY housing and social services reporter Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, click here.

The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus recently released a COVID-19 relief funding plan that would allocate $4 billion to help Pennsylvanians and, they say, shore up the Commonwealth’s economy. The Pennsylvania Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act of 2021 would provide direct aid to workers, families, small businesses and “vulnerable populations.” The plan would continue … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Pa Senate Democrats unveil big relief plan"

About this episode: Ship Shape What does it take to maintain a 729-foot long, 45,000-ton vessel every day? What are the challenges? How are major repairs managed? In this episode we discover how Showboat is kept in "ship shape" condition for another generation of visitors. Music Credits Royalty free music from Fesliyan Studios "Forces of Attraction" by scottholmesmusic.com Support for this podcast In 2020, the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA received a NORTH CAROLINA CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for NC CARES has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act economic stabilization plan. Discover the Battleship The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA is open daily to visitors in Wilmington, N.C. Learn more at BattleshipNC.com.

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: Crisis looms for millions of Americans with several important federal benefit programs set to expire at the end of this year. And still there is no sign that Congress will act. Meanwhile, some worry that a speedy United States withdrawal from Afghanistan could allow violence and chaos to spread in the region. But many people there will reportedly welcome a reprieve from getting bombed. And lastly, Pfizer could seek regulatory approval for a coronavirus vaccine within days. It’s a hopeful sign that experts say shows this pandemic won’t go on forever, even if it feels like it. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: About twelve million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits the day after Christmas, CBS News reports. The benefits cutoff could push many households into poverty. Two key government programs authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act – or CARES Act – expire on December 26. One is the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, which provides jobless aid to freelance and gig workers. That would deprive seven point three million workers of urgently needed income, according to a study released yesterday by the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank. Another four point six million workers face being dropped from Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits, another CARES Act program. It gets worse. According to Bloomberg News, a whole range of pandemic aid programs are set to expire in the new year. There is a year-end deadline on measures that froze student- loan payments, offered mortgage forbearance and halted evictions. The same is true of Federal Reserve lending programs for small businesses and local governments. Some Covid- 19 assistance could potentially be attached to a spending bill needed to avoid a federal government shutdown. But Bloomberg reports that with Congress deadlocked and a White House transition looming, the outlook for another stimulus package this year is bleak. Lawmakers from both parties told NBC News yesterday that they were pessimistic about passing coronavirus relief billin the near future. The impasse is about the price tag and what programs should be funded: House Democrats are pushing for a $2.2 trillion plan, and Senate Republicans want a paltry $500 billion bill. This winter will test how much human suffering our leaders can tolerate without lifting a finger. My guess is a lot. ROCKETS ATTACK GREEN ZONE There is troubling news, as usual, from the America’s wars abroad. The Associated Press reports that an accelerated US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, announced this week, has rattled both allies and adversaries. There are fears of worsening violence and chaos, which some say could embolden the local Islamic State affiliate to regroup. The Pentagon now says some twenty five hundred troops will leave by January, just days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, leaving another two thousand US forces in place. A US withdrawal would be welcome in most of rural Afghanistan where civilians are increasingly caught in the crossfire between Taliban and government forces, the AP reports. Civilians casualties are the focus of new research cited by the Washington Post. Using US military geolocation data being made public for the first time, the British watchdog group Airwars has pinpointed locations for hundreds of strikes in Iraq and Syria. Those strikes resulted in more than fourteen hundred civilian deaths. The US pounded ISIS militant targets with more than thirty four thousand air and artillery strikes since 2014. The Post says that the massive US firepower decimated the group. But the gains came at significant civilian cost. That’s typical in modern warfare – civilians, not those in uniform, suffer most. Finally, the Post reports that three rockets landed in the US Embassy complex within Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone yesterday. They were apparently fired by an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia. The attack comes amid rising tensions with Iran in the waning days of the Trump administration. Another rocket reportedly landed elsewhere in the zone, and the Iraqi army said in a statement that another three fell outside the area, killing a young child and wounding five Iraqi civilians. The US military claims there were no injuries to US personnel or damage to American facilities. But they’ve said that before, and it turned out not to be true. VACCINES ENTERING REGULATORY PHASE Some more promising news about the coronavirus pandemic, via the Post: Pfizer said yesterday that it plans to submit an application for emergency authorization of a vaccine within days. According to an analysis performed near the end of a clinical trial, the vaccine being developed by Pfizer and German biotechnology firm BioNTech is 95 percent effective at preventing illness. In the trial, half of the nearly forty four thousand participants received the experimental vaccine and half received a placebo, the Post reports. As those people went about their normal lives, they were exposed to the virus in the community. Physicians tracked all cases with symptoms to see whether the vaccine had a protective effect. The data have not yet been published or peer reviewed but will be scrutinized by the Food and Drug Administration and an independent advisory committee that makes recommendations to the agency. That panel of outside experts is likely to meet to consider the Pfizer application during the second week of December, per the Post. The committee might scrutinize data from biotechnology company Moderna the following week. Moderna said this week that an early analysis of its vaccine showed it was nearly 95 percent effective. The Pfizer and Moderna data suggest that there is an end date to the pandemic, according to Peter Hotez, a dean at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He told the Post QUOTE It looks great. It looks like a home run ENDQUOTE. US government officials anticipate having forty million doses of both vaccines by the end of the year. That’s enough to vaccinate twenty million people, because each requires two doses. Why not three for good measure? AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: Democrats in the US House of Representatives re-elected Nancy Pelosi as Speaker yesterday by voice vote, the New York Times reports. She suggested it could be her last term in the position, adding QUOTE I consider this a gift ENDQUOTE. No need to thank us, really. Apple will pay $113 million to settle an investigation by nearly three dozen states into the company’s practice of slowing customers’ old iPhones. The so-called Battery-gate saga surfaced in 2017, the Post reports, as iPhone users began to discover that some of their older devices experienced slowdowns after they updated to a newer version of iOS. The terms of Apple’s settlement don’t require it to admit guilt. But we all know the truth. Donald Trump’s reelection campaign yesterday demanded a recount of the vote in two Democratic-leaning counties in Wisconsin. Trump trails Joe Biden by more than twenty thousand votes in the state, a margin that experts told the Post he is unlikely to make up during a recount. As required by state law, the campaign is paying $3 million to cover the costs of the partial recount. At this point, I’d pay that much to hear Trump admit he lost. At least ten thousand pro-democracy protesters marched on Thailand’s police headquarters yesterday, spraying it with paint and water pistols. The march came one day after violent clashes in which six people were shot and dozens more injured, the Guardian reports. Youth-led protesters are demanding reforms to the monarchy and the constitution, and calling for the removal of the prime minister, a former army general who took power in a coup. That’s a tall order, so send some good vibes to Thailand today, folks! That’s all for the AM Quickie. Join us this afternoon on the Majority Report. NOV 19, 2020 - AM QUICKIE HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: States across the country are crying out for help from the federal government as the coronavirus takes its toll, not only on their populations but on their budgets. And they need it before Joe Biden gets sworn in as president next year. Meanwhile, Joe Biden has reportedly told his staff he isn’t interested in investigating or prosecuting Donald Trump. Apparently he doesn’t want to be defined by his predecessor, which, I mean, frankly, sounds like a personal problem. And lastly, new research suggests that there’s good reason for hope that people who catch coronavirus and get better gain a long-lasting immunity. This is going to make it easier to get people vaccinated, the experts say. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: Joe Biden has privately told advisers that he doesn't want his presidency to be consumed by investigations of his predecessor, despite pressure from some Democrats who want inquiries into Donald Trump. That’s according to NBC, citing five people familiar with the discussions. Biden has raised concerns that investigations would further divide a country he is trying to unite and risk making every day of his presidency about Trump, NBC’s sources said. One adviser said Biden has made it clear that he QUOTE just wants to move on ENDQUOTE. The upside is, any decisions by Biden’s Justice Department regarding Trump, his staff, his associates, et cetera, wouldn’t affect investigations by state officials. That includes Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, who has fought to obtain Trump’s tax returns. Separately, Biden announced a number of staff appointments yesterday, the Times reports. Mike Donilon, the chief strategist for his campaign and a decades-long friend and adviser, will serve as a White House senior adviser. Donilon will be especially involved in speechwriting and messaging. Biden’s White House counsel will be Dana Remus, who served as general counsel to the Biden-Harris campaign and previously was general counsel of the Obama Foundation. She is a former law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Julie Chavez Rodriguez, a former national political director for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, will run the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Annie Tomasini, now Biden’s traveling chief of staff, will be director of Oval Office operations. And yet there is still no White House job for Gritty. I’m starting to wonder if Biden is really President of Antifa after all. MASSIVE STATE BUDGET SHORTFALLS This may not shock regular listeners, but the Associated Press reports that it is shaping up to be a bleak winter. With more shutdowns looming and a vaccine months away from wide distribution, governors across the United States are pleading for more help from Washington. Renewed restrictions on indoor businesses, overloaded hospitals and the coming end of unemployment benefits for millions of Americans have led governors to paint a dire picture of the months ahead. That is, unless the federal government steps in with more money and leadership to help beat back the resurgence of the coronavirus. Between now and June 2022, state and local governments could be facing a shortfall of $400 billion or more. The cost of distributing tens of millions of doses of a vaccine next year is also emerging as a major concern for governors. State health authorities have called on Congress to provide $8.4 billion for that purpose. On a conference call yesterday of Democratic governors from the Midwest, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers called for a sequel to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act adopted by Congress in March. Casey Katims, federal liaison for Washington Governor Jay Inslee, said the situation there is too dire for the state to wait until President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in January 20, according to the AP. There are more mundane problems brewing, as well, thanks to the pandemic. NBC News reports that grocery stores are taking new steps to avoid the empty shelves that were the hallmark of the first weeks of the pandemic. Supermarket chains like Kroger and Publix have started to limit in-store and online purchases on products such as toilet paper, cleaning supplies and paper towels to reduce stress on supply chains. They say they’re trying to discourage hoarding. Announcing rationing should do the trick! But please, folks, do try to leave something on the shelf for others. COVID IMMUNITY RESEARCH PROMISING Here’s a bit of relatively promising news, also from the New York Times. It’s about the results of the most comprehensive and long-ranging study of immune memory to the coronavirus to date. The Times cautions that the research, published online, has not been peer-reviewed nor published in a scientific journal. Yet the research also provides the most hopeful answer yet to a question that has shadowed plans for widespread vaccination. The question: How long might immunity to the coronavirus last? The answer, according to this new study: Years, maybe even decades. The findings should come as a relief to experts worried that immunity to the virus might be short-lived, and that vaccines might have to be administered repeatedly to keep the pandemic under control. In recent months, reports of waning antibody levels have created worry that immunity to the coronavirus may disappear in a few months, leaving people vulnerable to the virus again. But many immunologists have noted that it is natural for antibody levels to drop. Besides, the Times says, antibodies are just one arm of the immune system. The findings of the new study are also consistent with encouraging evidence emerging from other labs. Think of this as a silver lining to an unfortunate positive coronavirus diagnosis: you probably won’t get it again, at least not soon after shaking it. AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out one of the Trump campaign's longest running post-election complaints yesterday. According to NBC News, five of seven justices ruled that officials in Philadelphia did not violate state law by maintaining at least fifteen feet of separation between observers and the workers counting ballots. It’s a blow to Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who, per the Times, asked Trump’s campaign to pay him a day rate of twenty thousand dollars. Giuliani denies it. The man is legendary. More election news, this from Michigan by way of the Washington Post: The two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers voted against certifying the ballot count in the Detroit area last night, leaving the four-member board in a deadlock. The move means that the largest county in Michigan has failed to certify the vote by yesterday’s deadline. The issue now moves to state board, which has until December 13 to reach a final decision certifying the winner of the election statewide. But federal law says electors must be chosen by December 8, so... keep an eye on Michigan. Iowa’s Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, said yesterday that he tested positive for Covid-19. Grassley is the second-oldest person in the Senate at age 87, after Diane Feinstein of California. He’s also the most senior Republican in the chamber and president pro tempore of the Senate, which makes him third in line to the presidency, per NBC. The more you know! A new study reported in the Guardian says that one percent of people cause half of all global carbon emissions from aviation. Stefan Gössling of Sweden, who led the new study, said QUOTE If you want to resolve climate change, then we should start at the top, where a few ‘super emitters’ contribute massively to global warming ENDQUOTE. It’s really not cool to be a frequent flier anymore! NOV 18, 2020 - AM QUICKIE HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

About this episode: Saving the Showboat A brief history of the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA and how the Ship was saved through a statewide grassroots campaign. We will also explore how the Battleship earned the name "Showboat." Music Credits "The Fairest of the Fair," The United States Navy Band, navyband.navy.mil "Triumphant Return" Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com "Opus One" Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com "Conclusion" by scottholmesmusic.com "Awake" by scottholmesmusic.com "Forces of Attraction" by scottholmesmusic.com "Remember the Heroes" Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Support for this podcast In 2020, the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA received a NORTH CAROLINA CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for NC CARES has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act economic stabilization plan. Discover the Battleship The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA is open daily to visitors in Wilmington, N.C. Learn more at BattleshipNC.com.  

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES” Act) included several noteworthy changes to the Bankruptcy Code, affecting both consumer and business cases. Listen as Hon. Catherine J. Furay, Editor of Ginsberg & Martin on Bankruptcy, and Anand Daga, Senior Product Manager, Wolters Kluwer, discuss what to expect next as businesses and consumers continue to grapple with economic and pandemic-related challenges. For information on Ginsberg & Martin on Bankruptcy, visit https://lrus.wolterskluwer.com/store/product/ginsberg-and-martin-on-bankruptcy-fifth-edition

In this episode, we discuss commerce in COVID to include how our spending habits have changed with tribe and my friend, special guest, Tiffany. My friend Donna, who has been working in finance for over 20 years, about the CARES (Corona Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act.Special guests – Tiffany and Donna (talked about the CARES Act and credit)

In this episode of Taxes in Ten, Joe Bublé is joined by Citrin Cooperman Partner Paul LiRosi to discuss the deferral of employment tax deposits and payments through December 31, 2020, as laid out in the CARES Act. The Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also known was the CARES Act, allows employers to defer the deposit and payment of the employer's share of Social Security taxes. Taxes in 10 brought to you by Citrin Cooperman. Learn more Citrin Cooperman at www.citrincooperman.com/ Learn more about our host Joe Bublé here: www.citrincooperman.com/professionals/joe-buble Questions? Email us at Taxesin10@citrincooperman.com

Stimulus, its been the byword in Washington since back in the Great Financial Crisis of 2008. But it was really ramped up earlier this year, when Congress passed the Corona Virus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The CARES Act. Beginning today Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell will begin the first of three presentations before the Congress on the progress of that program.

Under the newly enacted CARES Act, you can legally stop making your mortgage payment for up to one full year. Here's what you need to know.RESOURCES MENTIONED IN PODCAST* Freddie Mac: https://myhome.freddiemac.com/own/getting-help-disaster.html* Fannie Mae: https://www.knowyouroptions.com/covid19assistance* Freddie Mortgage Lookup: https://ww3.freddiemac.com/loanlookup/* Fannie Mortgage Lookup: https://www.knowyouroptions.com/loanlookupTOOLS & BOOKS I LOVEMy Book (of course): https://amzn.to/3by10EEPersonal Capital: http://go.robberger.com/PersonalCapitalMorningstar: http://go.robberger.com/MorningstarChase Sapphire Reserve: http://go.robberger.com/Sapphire_ReserveVIDEO NOTESSec. 4022 of the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act)1. Applies to mortgages back by the federal government, such as    * FHA Loans    * VA Loans    * Freddie Mac    * Fannie Mae2. Homeowners Relief--You Can Pause Payments    * 180 days    * 180-day extension    * Important-Request for extension should be made during the initial 180-day forbearance    * You can shorten either the initial request or extension3. Interest and Fees    * No fees, penalties or interest beyond the amounts scheduled or calculated as if you had made all your payments shall accrue4. No hit to your credit score5. Types of Properties    * Owner occupied    * A second home    * Investment property 6. How to Request Forbearance    * Contact your mortgage servicer    * Affirm that you are experiencing a financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to COVID-19    * NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED    * You don't have to affirm that you are unable to pay your mortgage7. Foreclosure Moratorium-For a 60-day period beginning on March 18, 20208. Loan Modifications-To provide mortgage payment relief or keep payments the same after the forbearance periodABOUT ME While still working as a trial attorney in the securities field, I started writing about personal finance and investing In 2007. In 2013 I started the Doughroller Money Podcast, which has been downloaded millions of times. Today I'm the Deputy Editor of Forbes Advisor, managing a growing team of editors and writers that produce content to help readers make the most of their money.I'm also the author of Retire Before Mom and Dad--The Simple Numbers Behind a Lifetime of Financial Freedom (https://amzn.to/3by10EE)LET'S CONNECTYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9C1...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/financialfre...Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robert_A_BergerDISCLAIMER: I am not a financial adviser. These videos are for educational purposes only. Investing of any kind involves risk. Your investment and other financial decisions are solely your responsibility. It is imperative that you conduct your own research and seek professional advice as necessary. I am merely sharing my opinions.AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE: Some of the links on this channel are affiliate links, meaning at no cost to you I earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase and/or subscribe. However, I only recommend products or services that (1) I believe in and (2) would recommend to my own mom.

In the teeth of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. is providing money to its citizens. Do Americans living abroad qualify for this relief? Still maintaining social distance, Rachel and David tackle your elgibility for money through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, and whether you need to do anything to receive it. (For more information, visit the FAQ compiled by DA's Taxation Task force, led by Carmelan Polce: https://www.democratsabroad.org/carmelan/coronavirus_aid_relief_economic_safety_cares_act_faqs. And please send your stories about the difficulty of complying with tax law as an American abroad to taxationtf@democratsabroad.org, subject headed "my tax story.") With shout-outs to Suzy Q doughnuts and Rachel's accountant in Ottawa.

This story is a collaboration between The World and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Listen to the latest episode of Reveal for more on this story.On a recent morning in Salinas, California, in the state's rural heartland, David Rivera and Alfonso Hernández worked shoulder to shoulder, installing irrigation pipes across freshly plowed fields that stretched to the horizon. Wearing jeans and sweatshirts with their hoods up to block the sun and dust, they prepared the fields for a spring planting of spinach, lettuce and broccoli. Nearby, a large billboard featured a man wearing leather gloves and a white cowboy hat, an irrigation pipe hoisted over his shoulder. It read: “Salinas Valley. Feeding Our Nation.”A version of this story originally aired on The World. Listen here. It was mid-March, the same week that US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency because of the novel coronavirus. By then, over 250 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom's statewide shelter-in-place order was imminent. Just an hour or so drive north in Silicon Valley, businesses and schools were shuttering, and hundreds of thousands of people began working from home.But for people like Hernández and Rivera, working from home was not an option. An estimated 2.5 million farmworkers across the United States are now deemed essential workers — exempt from shelter-in-place restrictions to keep the country's food supply flowing. California farms are vital to that system, producing a third of the country's vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts. At a time when social distancing and careful sanitizing are necessary safeguards, little has been done to protect farmworkers.Yet at a time when social distancing and careful sanitizing are necessary safeguards against exposure to the coronavirus, little has been done to protect farmworkers, many of whom are undocumented and work in remote, rural parts of the country with little access to health and social services."No, not yet,” Hernández said in mid-March, when asked whether he and his co-workers had met with their employer — Elkhorn Packing, a Salinas-based farm labor contractor — about workplace safety in the face of the coronavirus. “There should be a plan in place by now,” he said. But Rivera and Hernández, both from Mexico and unauthorized to work in the US, were hesitant to push the issue, grateful to have jobs. Many of their neighbors were already losing their jobs at restaurants, day care centers and hotels.COVID-19: The latest from The WorldAs they spoke, at the far side of the field, a crew of 20 men and women arrived to work in carpools, crammed into trucks and minivans. Armando Elenes, secretary-treasurer of the United Farm Workers of America, said he and his team have been surveying farmworkers informally for weeks, asking what messages they're getting from their employers. A March 24 poll of about 300 mostly nonunion farmworkers found that more than three-quarters had received no guidance from their employer on safer ways to work, Elenes said. He said many farmworkers, like Rivera and Hernández, are scared that without changes, they remain vulnerable to infection.“Rightfully so, because they're not being provided information,” Elenes said. “They're scared of losing the money. They're scared of getting infected.”He said it angers some farmworkers to be heralded now as essential, after those who are undocumented have lived with virulent anti-immigrant sentiment and threats of deportation from the Trump administration. “So when the government says they're essential workers,” he said, “the workers are responding, saying, ‘Now we're essential?'”  A sign in Salinas, California's rural heartland, which is home to tens of thousands of immigrant farmworkers.  Credit: Monica Campbell/The World Elenes said many immigrant farmworkers feel compelled to keep working, even while sick, aware that other jobs are drying up as the economic crisis deepens. A skipped paycheck means not only less money for their families in the US, but less support for family members in their home countries. “They're going to continue working because they don't feel that they have a choice. You know, bear with it, work through it,” Elenes said. “It's really distressing because these workers are the backbone of this country in terms of the food supply chain.”Hernández said that last week, long after the US had become the epicenter of the global pandemic, there had been a meeting with his boss at last. “We were told to wash our hands more,” he said.Related: Food supply logistics need a coronavirus 'reset,' says UN economistThat was it. No gloves or disinfectant supplies, he said. No conversation about avoiding crowded carpools to work, no changes to ensure more physical distance in the fields. Elkhorn Packing did not respond to an interview request. As of this week, there is no mention of the coronavirus on the company's website.Excluded from reliefThe $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, signed into law March 27, provides $9.5 billion for growers, ranchers and agricultural companies. Yet the legislation blocks many farmworkers themselves from seeking federal help. Nearly half of all farmworkers are unauthorized to work in the US, and the bill limits assistance to those with Social Security numbers.More than a million people deemed essential workers are ineligible for federal assistance from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.That means more than a million people deemed essential workers are ineligible for the one-time cash payment of up to $1,200 that the federal government will issue in coming weeks. Many farmworker families will also be blocked from receiving the bill's $500 rebate per child if their parents lack a Social Security number. And unauthorized farmworkers are also unable to apply for unemployment insurance, which the aid package expanded by $600 a week for up to four months. Some members of Congress are seeking to make future coronavirus economic relief measures more inclusive. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-CA, whose district includes the Salinas Valley, co-sponsored a new bill in early April that, among other measures, loosens eligibility requirements so “workers, regardless of their immigration status, have access to health, nutrition, and financial aid during this crisis,” he said in announcing its introduction. “We're going to continue to fight for these protections,” Panetta said in a recent interview. The pandemic, he said, is “highlighting not just how valuable farmworkers are, but how vulnerable they are.” Panetta wants to see bolder moves as well, such as temporary legalization for essential workers who are undocumented.For now, the exclusion of many immigrants from federal relief will force hard choices. “If it's your only income and you don't really have access to unemployment, then you've got to keep working,” said Daniel Sumner, an economist at the University of California, Davis. “You're willing to do things you wouldn't do normally.”Related: How Japanese and Mexican American farm workers formed an alliance that made historyMore than two-thirds of farmworkers also lack health insurance.An earlier bill, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, provided financial incentives for companies to provide paid sick leave, “ensuring that workers are not forced to choose between their paychecks and the public health measures needed to combat the virus,” according to the Department of Labor. Yet the new rules exclude companies with more than 500 employees, including such large agricultural employers as Elkhorn Packing. That means Hernández and Rivera won't be eligible. The new law also allows businesses with fewer than 50 employees to seek an exemption from providing paid sick days. “That means a lot of farmworkers will be left out of this paid-leave provision,” said Daniel Costa, director of immigration law and policy research at the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank. Costa's research shows that most farmworkers are employed by small farms, and he expects that “the vast majority” of those farms will apply for the exemption. Vineyards in California's Salinas Valley. Vineyard workers are, like all agricultural workers, considered essential during the coronavirus pandemic. Credit: Monica Campbell/The World The Agricultural Council of California, as well as California's largest growers — including Taylor Farms, Driscoll's, Bowles Farming, Bolthouse Farms, Swanton Berry Farm, Sábor Farms, The Wonderful Company and Grimmway Farms — did not respond to or declined interview requests for this story, as did officials with the state and federal departments of agriculture. However, some large farms have posted statements outlining their commitment to employee health and safety. Driscoll's, a berry giant based in Watsonville, California, states that it is following all “precautionary measures from social distancing to the basics of hand washing that have always been fundamental to our food safety standards. Rigorous reinforcement of food safety and worker standards are already in place within our network of independent growers and throughout our supply chain.”Related: The people who pick your berries in Washington will now be represented by a unionDave Puglia, president and CEO of Western Growers, a trade group that represents some 2,500 fruit and vegetable growers, said farmers are taking worker safety seriously.“We're all making as many changes we can as quickly as we can,” he said. “I am actually confident that farmers have been diligent in increasing all that they already do to protect workers in the fields in light of the coronavirus pandemic.”Some smaller farmers said they are offering their workers paid sick leave, even if they may not be required to do so under the new federal rules. Phil Foster, who runs organic farms in San Juan Bautista and Hollister, California, said he has expanded paid sick leave to over 60 hours for his 38 full-time employees. “My hope is that the folks on the farm are going to stay as healthy as they can, with maybe a few blips here and there,” he said. “We will continue to try and get fresh produce out to people in our community and our region.”Foster anticipates that his workers may soon need to wear face masks, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended this month. He has a few coveted N95 masks on the farm, but not enough for everybody — and he can't find any online or anywhere else. So he's improvising. “My wife is a schoolteacher, and when she is not doing online classes, I'm seeing if she can sew up some masks,” he said. He is also asking one of the field workers, who also works as a seamstress, if she can sew some. “We're doing the best we can ...We realize none of these measures provide 100% security, but are best efforts with the information that we have available."Paul Muller, an owner of Full Belly Farm“We're doing the best we can,” said Paul Muller, an owner of Full Belly Farm, an organic farm near Sacramento, California. He recently changed policies so that crews no longer travel with more than one driver and one passenger in the trucks. He also expanded paid sick time to two weeks. “We realize none of these measures provide 100% security, but are best efforts with the information that we have available to date from our public health experts,” he said.Yet overall, farmers' responses appear uneven. Esmeralda Zendejas, an attorney with California Rural Legal Assistance, which serves many agricultural workers, said some growers were staggering work and break schedules so fewer employees were gathered together at the same time. But she is also receiving reports of troubling violations. “Just last week, we got a call from a worker who said there was no hand soap on the farm,” Zendejas said. “It's alarming because these violations have been occurring and now, with the crisis, we're seeing that continue with even higher risk for the worker. And these are just the workers who take the step to call us. We're sure that this is happening on a larger scale and workers are just not reporting for any number of reasons, including job insecurity.”Related: California hospital translates coronavirus information for immigrantsBrenda Eskenazi, a public health professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has helped lead extensive studies on the health of Latino farmworker families in California. She noted that even when hand-washing stations are provided, they are often set up too far away for frequent access. The time it takes to reach them can mean money lost. “It might be really difficult to wash your hands for 20 seconds and to do this multiple times a day, especially if you're getting paid by the basket of strawberries that you pick,” she said. “You might want to rush the process.” “Clearly, oversight is needed,” said California state Sen. Anna Caballero, a Democrat whose district includes the Salinas Valley. “There's no question about it. We don't have a system that says, ‘Here are the new rules that everybody has to work under, and here is the oversight in place to make sure that the rules are followed.'” Improvising to mitigate riskWith few protections in place, field workers are doing what they can to protect themselves. Claudia Isarraz, 43, lives with her husband and two US-born teenage sons in Greenfield, a small town near Salinas. Isarraz belongs to Líderes Campesinas, an advocacy group of female farmworkers in California, and works for $13 an hour pruning grapes at nearby vineyards, which have remained open, as the agricultural industry as a whole has been labeled essential. Weeks before the state imposed the shelter-in-place order, she said she began washing her hands more at work and encouraging her co-workers to do the same.  Claudia Isarraz, of Greenfield, California, says she tries to keep distance from her co-workers as they work in the fields. She no longer carpools and shoulders the cost of driving alone to the fields. Credit: Monica Campbell/The World She is also trying to put distance between herself and co-workers who appear sick. Recently, she said, a 65-year-old co-worker was coughing and sneezing while hunched over the crops. “I asked her, ‘Shouldn't you be home?' ” Isarraz said. The woman waved her off. “She told me it was her allergies.” Isarraz moved to another row in the field, doing what she could to protect herself from any potential exposure.Although it was an expensive decision, Isarraz canceled her carpool, which used to involve packing in five or six people to share the cost of gas. As of late March, she said, “I'm going to work on my own, driving on my own.”But not everyone can do that. On the outskirts of Greenfield, where paved streets give way to dirt roads, a long row of modest single rooms are lined up, one after another, across from vast fields. Their beige walls and doors match the earth. Nicolás Merino González lives in room 13. Still in his late 20s, he looks older than his years after a life of outdoor work. In mid-March, Merino was still heading to the fields by cramming himself into the cab of a pickup with other workers. On a recent morning commute, Merino said, a fellow passenger could not stop coughing. “It was like that for four days,” he said. “I thought, ‘It's not good that he's going to work sick now.' But staying behind means a lost day for him.” Nicolás Merino González, a farmworker in Greenfield, California, wires money back to his wife and three children in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Social distancing is tough for Merino, who carpools to work in a cramped pickup. Credit: Monica Campbell/The World Merino understands the pressure to work. He works in the spinach and lettuce fields of Greenfield in order to wire money back to his family in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, more than 2,000 miles away. The $13.50 an hour he earns is an economic lifeline for his three young children, paying for food and utilities. He is the family's sole breadwinner. On a recent day off, Merino rested outside of his room, which he rents for $260 a month. The room is small, with just enough space for a single bed. A half-full bottle of rubbing alcohol sat on a nightstand. “I use it to clean my hands,” he said. “If I get a cold, I'll rub it on my face.” For soap, Merino uses a single bright pink bar, shared by all the other lodgers, in their communal bathroom. The kitchen and showers, too, are shared. Social distancing is difficult.Roger Tenanuque, the caretaker of the lodging house, grew up in Greenfield and now lives three doors down from Merino. Although he earns little more than cash-strapped renters like Merino, Tenanuque does his best to keep things stocked. He buys soap and paper towels with his own money, he said. When asked whether he thought the renters here would stay home from work if they felt ill, he said, “I don't think so.” Roger Tenanuque is the caretaker for a cluster of single rooms rented by men who work in the fields near Greenfield, California. He rents a room in the complex himself, where residents eat and bathe in communal areas. Credit: Monica Campbell/The World Merino hopes to avoid making a tough choice. He said he has never called in sick in the United States and has never visited a hospital here. “I have been in Mexico, where I have insurance,” he said. “But I don't have that here.”The next challenge for Merino and other farmworkers may be less work. Several field workers said they were already seeing a cutback in hours in the past weeks. Areceli, 41, who asked to use only her first name because she is undocumented, cleans lettuce and spinach leaves near Greenfield. Last week, she was asked to work eight hours a day instead of her typical nine. Other farmworkers also said their hours were reduced. Related: These migrant workers are telling their stories through comic books“We're seeing losses of hundreds of millions of dollars per week easily in the fresh produce industry,” said Puglia, of Western Growers. “Restaurants, but also schools and universities, hotels and resorts — think of Las Vegas, for example — have all shut down for the most part. And that means that farmers, whose customers are in the food service supply chain, are in a really tough spot.”Caballero, the state senator, mentioned other signs that the industry is under stress. This week, she said, strawberry producers told her of canceled contracts with grocery stores and deliveries being turned away. Growers told her that they ended up donating the perishable berries to food banks. Related: How immigrant workers are preparing for automation in agricultureCaballero said there is “great consternation” among growers about consumer demand for their summer harvests.“I'm hearing about more cuts in hours, and I'm bracing myself for more,” Areceli said. She is not sure what she will do. She knows she's not allowed to apply for unemployment and won't qualify for any cash assistance from the federal government — even the $500-per-child benefit. “If they want to leave me out of that, fine, but it's unfair to leave out my two kids just because I don't have the right papers,” she said. “They are US citizens.” At the same time, Areceli observed something new this week: “I'm seeing moms and dads coming to the fields, asking if there is work. It's noticeable.” She wondered whether they had lost other jobs amid the mass layoffs roiling the state and were now heading out to the fields to find work.Reporter and producer Anayansi Diaz-Cortes contributed to this story. It was edited by Esther Kaplan and copy edited by Nikki Frick.

Brince Manning, Southeastern Region Manager for the US Chamber of Commerce, provides an overview of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security Act. The legislation provides provisions to help small businesses get back on their feet. Thanks for joining us! This episode is sponsored by Truliant Federal Credit Union Visit Truliant here ---------------------   Today's host is Brent Christiansen, the Chamber's President and CEO.   1:00 - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we at the Chamber are working with community partners to mitigate its effects on businesses, both large and small. In lieu of our regular podcasts, we will be sharing highlights from our Daily Action Calls, where experts share information and resources for businesses to survive in this unprecedented time. 1:43 - Brent kicks off the Daily Action Call with some general housekeeping, community updates about the Paycheck Protection Program applications and introduces today's topic of the CARES Act.  4:15 - Brent introduces guest Brince Manning, manager of the Southeastern Region for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  5:50 - Brince dives into some background information about the CARES Act package, what it includes, how it is intended to help the economy during the pandemic, and how funds can be used by individuals, businesses, and government entities. Brince also covers changes to unemployment benefits and how eligibility to that benefit has increased. 9:10 - Brince goes into the major provisions of the CARES Act for employers, from large companies to smaller businesses, sole proprietors, and nonprofits. Benefits include provisions like delaying payroll taxes, increased interest deductibility from 2019 and 2020, the Employee Retention Credit, and other methods for employers to increase liquidity that do not have income generating right now.  13:51 - Brince goes into the differences of how the Employee Retention Credit is applied for companies with more than 100 employees, and those with less than 100 employees, and how the credit can be applied depending on the work situation. He highlights that the Employee Retention Credit cannot be used if businesses choose to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program.  15:35 - Brince moves into how the bill affects mid-sized and larger companies and the credit facilities that will be made available to them. The Treasury Department will be supporting financial institutions across the nation to enable them to make more and larger loans to companies. 17:35 - Next, Brince details how small businesses, self-employed, independent contractors, and nonprofits can participate in the CARES Act. $349 billion has been set aside for these entities to apply for Small Business Loans and qualifications have been extended beyond typical SBA conditions to include sole proprietors and independent contractors. These general loans are not issued by SBA, but instead by qualified local lenders. Brince goes into the important details that businesses need to know to navigate these loans and how they work. 24:14 - Another small business provision to take advantage of is the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), which have been around for a long time and are generally issued for businesses impacted by natural disasters like hurricanes or tornadoes. These loans are different than what is in the CARES Act because they generally do not convert to grants, you can borrow up to $2 million that can be paid back over 30 years, and payments can be deferred for up to a year.  26:00 - The CARES Act does add to the benefits of EIDLs. Under the Act, EIDLs can be paired with an emergency grant of up to $10,000 that has to be paid to the business or sole proprietor within 3 days. Additionally, if you are denied the EIDL, you do not have to pay back the grant. 26:50 - Brince details how EIDLs interact with the Paycheck Protection Program, as businesses can generally get both, but cannot seek loan forgiveness with both programs. You cannot take out these two loans to pay the same bills, so make sure to do research about what would be most beneficial to your business and employees.  28:18 - Next, Brince updates listeners about paid sick leave for small businesses, some provisions which come from the CARES Act and some from the Families First Act (also known as the Phase II Bill). Employers with less than 500 employees must provide 10 days of paid sick leave to employees affected by the coronavirus, or those who are impacted by childcare center closures. There is more specific guidance for businesses with less than 50 employees, and all businesses can seek out information at the Department of Labor's website.  31:10 - The Phase II Bill also includes FMLA changes and extended leave due to coronavirus closures. The Bill details how payments are made to the employee, how businesses are protected, and exemptions.  33:18 - Brent thanks Brince for his presentation, and starts with a Q&A session. The first question deals with the funds coming to individuals and how that calculation is made. Brince understands that the funds are based on your most recent income tax filing, whether that is 2018 or 2019, if you have filed already. 34:47 - As a small business with few employees, if you get the EIDL advance but not the SBA Loan, can you still get the Employee Retention Credit? Brince answers that yes, you can. 36:01 - Is there an age restriction for children being classified as a minor-dependent for the CARES Act payments to individuals? Brince confirms that dependents are counted as children. 36:35 - Brent's next question from the audience deals with investor funds and small businesses with angel funding, and concerns around those situations. However, there is limited guidance from the CARES Act for these situations.  38:25 - What is the best way to calculate monthly payroll? The Paycheck Protection Program application has guidance on how businesses can calculate the average monthly payroll, and Brince goes into a little more detail about how various businesses of different ages can do this.  40:31 - Would foreign ownership of a company be a barrier to receiving assistance? Brince explains that the primary residence of the employee must be within the US, but residency of the owner shouldn't impact the ability for program assistance.  41:07 - If you're a franchisee of a franchise that is not on the SBA franchise directory, are you eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program? Brice explains that a franchisee should be permitted to apply for the PPP, as the eligibility list has been expanded and is generally viewed on a case-by-case basis in this situation. 41:50 - Can an individual apply for unemployment if they are in-between leaving one job and starting their next job, which is now on indefinite hold? Brince explains that until the start date of the next job arrives, one should be able to apply for unemployment assistance.  43:13 - What can the $10,000 SBA emergency grant be used for? There are guidelines for how to use those funds, but there are no restrictions on how to use those emergency funds. Just remember that the emergency grant cannot be stacked with the PPP; if you receive both, the emergency grant will be deducted from your PPP funding.  46:16 - Brent and Brince remind listeners to consult with the local SBTDC for assistance with understanding and applying for loans. These experts are here to help you understand which loan is the best fit for you.  48:00 - Brent asks if the $350 million in loan funds is enough to really help the US small businesses survive and if it will be quickly depleted. Brince answers confidently that the loan programs are strong and will not run out of funding for those who need it. However, do your research and don't wait to apply for the loan that will help your business the most!   --------------------- Find links discussed in this episode and more resources related to COVID-19at greensboro.org/covid19. Learn more about the NC Small Business Association. Get connected: 336-256-9300 Schedule a virtual or phone appointment with an SBTDC Counselor. Go to the Office of Disaster Assistance and apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan. disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/account/login Also reference the Coronavirus Small Business Guidance and Loan Resources page. Want to help the community by donating blood? Check out OneBlood, the main supplier for Cone Health, to find out how and where you can donate blood. Remember to subscribe for new episode notifications each week. Make sure to follow impact. The Boro on social media! Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: @gsochamber Visit the Chamber website at greensboro.org.

The recently pass CARES Act, or Coronavirus Aide, Relief and Economic Security Act provide many benefits to small businesses, individuals, and families. Last week, Drew had an opportunity to speak with Ian Loos, Attorney at Bell Orr Ayers and Moore (BOAM). Listen in as they discuss specifically how this legislation impacts small businesses and what steps need to be taken to access the resources.

This week, Josh & Austin are continuing to record from home (so please forgive any audio flaws). In this episode, they will explain many of the provisions in the recently passed CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) and what that means for you and your financial situation. Listen in to learn how much your stimulus check could be and when you can expect to see it! At least for the next couple episodes, the Coronavirus will continue to be the topic of discussion for The Invested Dads!For show notes, links & resources, a full transcript, and more, head to theinvesteddads.com/016

As the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus, Congress passed and the president signed stimulus packages that impact businesses and nonprofits. But, what does this mean for houses of worship? On this week's Respecting Religion, Amanda Tyler and Holly Hollman review the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (starting at 5:35), provisions of the CARES Act (15:45) – including the Paycheck Protection Program Loans (20:10) and increased charitable giving incentives – and more. They discuss new requirements and opportunities for nonprofits and what houses of worship need to consider when determining whether to apply for financial relief programs. In the third segment, Amanda and Holly explore how religious communities are caring for people in new ways during this time. Segment 1: Families First Coronavirus Response Act (starting at 00:40) Read BJC's analysis of the COVID-19 stimulus packages in a piece written by Holly on our Medium channel at this link. Read the text of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act at this link. For more on how the provisions apply to nonprofit organizations, check out the helpful resources from the National Council of Nonprofits at this link. The webinar Amanda referenced can be found at this link. The resource memo from the United Church of Christ (UCC) on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is available at this link. The UCC webinar that Holly referenced can be found at this link. Resources from the Department of Labor on COVID-19 and the American Workplace are available at this link. For additional resources, check out the links in BJC's analysis on Medium.   Segment 2: CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program (starting at 15:44) Read the text of the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) at this link. To access resources on previous cases on BJC's website, visit this link.   Segment 3: Church daycare programs and how religious communities are caring for others (starting at 38:00) Each week, Amanda and Holly talk about how they are seeing religion respected in the world around us. Amanda mentioned this NPR story by Lulu Garcia-Navarro: Hospital Chaplains Bring Hope And Solace To COVID-19 Patients And Staff.

The CARES ACT (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) was passed last week and small business owners will start receiving their stimulus checks soon. However this is a HUGE and confusing bill that is difficult to understand.   In today's show, we interview our power money team: Jessica Stafford and Marilyn Parham from Profit Hero 365 to explain what's happening with taxes and the stimulus bill!   Not only are Jessica and Marilyn our personal accountants and great friends, but they are also incredible entrepreneurs!   They own online businesses, memberships, real estate, and restaurants. They have helped hundreds of business owners in their tax company online, offline, and in ecommerce! They are our go-to source for all of our money questions.   In today's interview, I ask Jessica and Marilyn:   How will moving the deadline for filing taxes impact small business owners and entrepreneurs?   What is the CARES act, and how does it impact small business owners?   What is the PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) and how can I get a stimulus check for my business?   What other emergency economic relief is the government offering due to the Covid-19 pandemic?   Can we expect another coronavirus relief package after the current one is finished?   And more!   You owe it to your family and employees to explore all options offered by the CARES act, and the Paycheck Protection Program.   Listen to today's show and Jessica and Marilyn will have you up to speed on what aid is available to help your business survive and thrive during the Covid-19 outbreak!     If you have any questions, you can contact Jessica and Marilyn directly at https://profithero.com/covid19   This is an important discussion. Please tell any business owner, offline or off, about this episode of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast!   We are praying for you, your family, and your business!   Shane & JocelynListen to today's show and Jessica and Marilyn will have you up to speed on what aid is available to help your business survive and thrive the Covid-19 outbreak! If you have any questions, you can contact Jessica and Marilyn directly at https://profithero.com/covid19 This is an important discussion.  Please tell any business owner, offline or off, about this episode.   We are praying for you, your family, and your business! Shane & Jocelyn

Last week, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, phase two in the federal government's response to COVID-19. After a week of intense negotiations, Democrats and Republicans finally reached a deal on the next phase, a $2 trillion stimulus package aimed at resuscitating the economy: the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, also referred to as the CARES Act. On this week's episode, NAHU's John Greene and Chris Hartmann discuss what's in this bill and the politics behind putting it all together.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA outlines several COVID-19 relief legislation packages including the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201). He also discusses several proposed bills, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act (S. 3548), a draft bill from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses and Vulnerable Populations Act (H.R. 6321) that was introduced by House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters. Then, he discusses the extension of the tax filing and payment deadlines from the IRS, and investment expansion authorizations from the FHFA and the Federal Reserve. Next he discusses how certain lending activities related to COVID-19 would receive positive Community Reinvestment Act consideration. He also talks about announcements from HUD and the FHFA that would suspend evictions and foreclosures for certain housing and provide mortgage forbearance for multifamily property owners. Next, he discusses a few state-level responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. He wraps up with news on the CDFI Fund notice of guarantee availability for the fiscal year 2020 CDFI Bond Guarantee Program.

They're Still Fighting Today's topics include: The last John heard, the Democrats and Republicans were still fighting over the stimulus package... Next, Joel Griffith (Research Fellow in the Roe Institute at The Heritage Foundation) continues the discussion on the Senate's CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act. And finally, Neil Greenberg (Sports Reporter at The Washington Post) joins the show to discuss horse racing and how this American sport is persisting through the coronavirus pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.