corona-bailout
Billions of dollars for Medicaid expansion dangled in front of holdout states
Holdout states include Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Kansas, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Pennsylvania already has opted into the expansion.
With relief talks at a standstill, states look to Washington for signals on COVID-19 aid | Wednesday Morning Coffee
Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Talks on a new coronavirus relief package may be at a standstill on Capitol Hill, but congressional Democrats are continuing their push for more aid to states in any future package. And as The Hill reports, assistance to states remains one of the biggest stumbling blocks to talks resuming. Democrats are looking for $915 billion […]
SEPTA to get $643M from COVID-19 federal bailout fund
SEPTA will use the bailout funds to make up for lost revenue from a severe drop in ridership and the anticipated shortfalls in state grants.