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September 04, 2020 New Data: State Tax Revenue High, While State Govs Have Only Spent 24% of COVID Relief

Democrats continue to hold up additional coronavirus relief, while demanding a $1 trillion bailout for state and local governments that…

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September 04, 2020 This Week in Economic News: August 31 – September 4, 2020

The Employment Situation Full Steam Ahead on the Road to Recovery The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that in August,…

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September 03, 2020 How It Works: President Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order

On August 8, President Trump signed an Executive Order, Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster,…

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September 03, 2020 Trump Admin Bolsters Care for Seniors in Assisted Living Facilities, 9/13 Deadline

Topline: The Trump Administration took another step to help patients and providers, this time expanding the Provider Relief Fund to assisted…

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September 03, 2020 Reed: Social Security Scare Tactics Are Inaccurate & Weaken The Program

Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) is the Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Social Security. Member guest posts appear occasionally.  Social…

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September 01, 2020 Unemployment Benefits Update: 41 States Approved for FEMA’s Lost Wages Assistance Program

CLICK HERE to download this information as a PDF. In August, President Trump signed an executive order to provide temporary…

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August 24, 2020 New Report Highlights the Positive Impact of Opportunity Zones

Part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Opportunity Zones are designed to lift up distressed communities by…

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August 17, 2020 POTUS Set to Deliver More Funding to Children’s Hospitals

Key Points: – $1.4 billion is about to be delivered to over 80 children’s hospitals across the country as we…

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August 17, 2020 IMPORTANT UPDATE: HHS Accepting Additional Applications for Fund Distributions for Medicare Providers 

Certain Medicare providers can now apply to receive Provider Relief Fund payments from the Department of Health and Human Services….

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August 14, 2020 How It Works: Paying the Unemployed Through President Trump’s Executive Order

On Thursday, August 13, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued some more detailed guidance for President Trump’s August 8…

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