Tag: Government business and finance
Nonprofits hail anti-poverty aspects of COVID relief measure
Nonprofit advocates have hailed Congress’ passage of a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief measure that has the potential to lift millions of people out of...
Biden was Sheriff Joe on ’09 aid, now salesman on COVID law
WASHINGTON — In 2009, then-Vice President Joe Biden was "Sheriff Joe,” the enforcer making sure federal dollars from a massive economic aid package were...
Indiana could see $5.8 billion in new COVID relief money
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana officials have yet to describe any big plans for the influx of federal money expected from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief...
Mexico president wants probe of judge who blocked power plan
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador demanded an investigation Friday into judges who have temporarily blocked the implementation of his plan...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Labor movement targets Amazon as a foothold in the South
BESSEMER, Ala. — The South has never been hospitable to organized labor. But that may be changing, with an important test in Alabama, where...
‘Obamacare’ boost easy for some, but others face paperwork
WASHINGTON — Some consumers will find it quick and easy to take advantage of generous health insurance subsidies in the new COVID relief package,...
Groups sue over California county’s plan to drill oil wells
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Environmental and community groups have sued a California county after the prime oil-drilling region approved a plan to fast-track thousands of...
What’s inside the $1.9T COVID-19 bill passed by Congress
WASHINGTON — The sweeping pandemic relief package awaiting President Joe Biden's signature aims to help the U.S. defeat the virus and nurse the economy...
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
WASHINGTON — A Congress riven along party lines has approved the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed...
