covid-relief
Will it be ‘every state for themselves’ as the federal COVID cash dries up?
The Pa. Health Dept. says the state 'will continue to look for long-term assistance from the federal government in the months ahead.'
Congress looks to break logjam over billions in aid to restaurants, small biz
“You can’t be independent if you go bankrupt,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said of efforts to deliver aid to businesses.
Lancaster Co. residents advocate for citizen input on spending American Rescue Plan Act funds
The advocacy group, Lancaster Stands Up, will hold an online town hall on Thursday night at 7 p.m.
Hoarding billions in stimulus dollars leaves small businesses behind | Opinion
If you ask the men and women struggling to keep the doors of their family business open, they’ll tell you they’re weathering the worst storm they’ve ever seen – and they need help now.
In Lancaster, Wolf touts COVID relief to Pa.’s bars, restaurants
'Pennsylvania has made significant progress rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic, but our hospitality industry still needs support,' Wolf said.
‘It is a heavy load to carry’: New Brookings report recommends pay hikes, labor reforms for essential workers | Friday Morning Coffee
'Sometimes it feels like you are carrying a car up a mountain,' one essential worker said of the burden of the pandemic.
‘More help is on the way’: In the Philly ‘burbs, Biden touts benefits of $1.9T COVID relief bill
President Joe Biden returned to Pennsylvania on Tuesday, where he sold the benefits of the administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. “More help is on the way,” Biden said, as he toured Smith Flooring, Inc., a Black-owned union shop in Chester, Pa., Delaware County, that supplies and installs flooring. According to White House pool reports, […]
What the federal stimulus package means for Pa.’s local governments
The federal stimulus that the U.S. House is expected to send to President Joe Biden this week still could offer local governments a lifeline, officials say.
U.S. Senate passes coronavirus relief aid; bill now returns to the House; Pa.’s Casey, Toomey split
GOP Senators filed more than 400 amendments. Of those amendments, only three were adopted into the bill. Democrats introduced eight amendments, of which five were passed.
GOP opposition to state and local aid remains as Senate heads toward vote on COVID bill
Data compiled by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center found total state tax revenues declined by 1.8 percent from April to December 2020 compared with the same period in 2019.
U.S. Senate hears from Ohio on the need for economic relief, minimum wage boost; Pa’s Toomey questions need
The committee’s ranking member, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., raised concerns about unnecessary spending in the bill and the proposed $1,400 stimulus checks to individuals.
Wolf announces $145 million COVID-19 grant fund for small businesses
Pennsylvania businesses that have been battered by the pandemic received a holiday surprise on Wednesday, when Gov. Tom Wolf announced he would skim $145 million from a state insurance fund to create a new grant program for struggling firms.