News Analysis The federal government poured $190 billion into state coffers in 2020 and 2021 to help schools deal with the effects of COVID-19 on the nation’s education system. While some school districts quickly spent the funds on things like tutoring, teacher salaries, school bus wifi, and new HVAC systems, other districts have struggled to…
$190 Billion in COVID Relief Funds to School Districts Both Bonanza and Burden
January 22, 2023
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Biden to Announce $36 Billion to Shore Up Central States Pension Fund
December 8, 2022
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President Joe Biden will announce the injection of $36 billion in funding to bolster the multi-employer Central States Pension Fund and prevent “drastic cuts” to the pensions of more than 350,000 union workers and retirees on Dec. 8. According to the Biden administration, the funding was approved by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and…
Hollywood Elites Benefit From Forgiven PPP Loans
August 19, 2022
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Wealthy celebrities benefited from the government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that were disbursed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The loans were largely intended to make small businesses retain employees as well as hire back laid-off workers. Rapper Jay-Z’s two firms, for example, received PPP loans. Champagne brand Armand De Brignac Holdings, in which Jay-Z owns…
What’s in the $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Package
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill last weekend sending it back to the House for an imminently expected approval before it lands on President Joe Biden’s desk. The revised package leaves out the proposal to raise the national hourly minimum wage to $15, resolving a major sticking point among Democrats. The relief…
Trump Brands Former Campaign Advisor Karl Rove a ‘RINO’ After Strategist Criticized Him
Donald Trump issued a lengthy statement on March. 4 returning criticism to Republican strategist Karl Rove after the adviser offered criticism of Trump’s first formal speech since leaving office. Rove, who served as George W. Bush’s chief strategist, penned an opinion article in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday in which he said that Trump’s speech last Sunday to…
Biden Invites GOP Senators to White House to Discuss Pandemic Relief Plan
President Joe Biden on Sunday invited a group of Republican senators to meet with him at the White House after they requested a meeting with the president to propose an alternative CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus stimulus package. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement that Biden had received a letter signed by 10…
GOP Senators to Meet Biden at White House to Discuss Pandemic Relief Plan
A group of GOP senators will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday after he invited them to the White House following their request for a meeting to propose an alternative CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus stimulus package. “We appreciate the President’s quick response to our letter, and we are pleased to accept his invitation…
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