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Lee Enterprises launches local business stimulus program

Dispatch Argus 11 Aug 2020

Lee Enterprises has launched a local business stimulus program to help businesses adapt in a rapidly evolving economic environment ... “This stimulus program follows the highly successful grant program we launched in March of this year,” said Ray Farris, Lee operating vice president and vice president of advertising....

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Govt to spend $37b stimulus by year end through new programs, simpler bureaucracy

The Jakarta Post 11 Aug 2020

The new stimulus programs range from a continuation of existing programs such as fund placement in banks, electricity discounts and the Family Hope program, as well as new programs intended to spur economic growth and boost people’s purchasing power, according to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani on Monday....

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Wisconsin State Journal publisher announces local business stimulus program

Madison 11 Aug 2020

Locally owned and operated businesses will be eligible for matching advertising credits for use in the Wisconsin State Journal print and digital publications, as well as our broad suite of digital services ... ....

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Pa. small businesses’ requests for COVID-19-relief grants outpaces funding available by more than $600 million

Penn Live 11 Aug 2020

Funding for the grant program comes from federal stimulus money provided to the state through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act ... The window for the second and final round of grants from this program opened Monday and runs through midnight on Aug ... Administering the grant program taught CDFIs a lesson, Betancourt said....

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Daily unemployment insurance claims continue to decrease in N.C.

Winston-Salem Journal 11 Aug 2020

By comparison, $4.63 billion came from the federal pandemic unemployment compensation (PUC) program. The $3 trillion federal CARES Act stimulus package, passed in late April, extends state benefits by up to 13 weeks for most claimants once they exhaust their 12 weeks of regular state benefits....

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What Trump's orders will and won't do for payroll taxes, unemployment benefits

The Hill 11 Aug 2020

“Many will find that they can’t make programming changes quickly,” he said ... These items include additional money for state and local governments, more funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, funding for schools, additional money for coronavirus testing and a second round of stimulus payments....

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Govt to rework $37b stimulus

The Jakarta Post 10 Aug 2020

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What Trump's weekend action on unemployment shows about what he wants from the next stimulus package

Business Insider 10 Aug 2020

The federal government made history in March when it passed into law a $2.2 trillion stimulus package that included an unprecedented expansion of unemployment benefits and a $349 billion program for small-business lending ... schools won't open in person What Nancy Pelosi wants in the next stimulus package SEE ALSO....

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Mnuchin says Dems 'willing to compromise' on coronavirus stimulus package as negotiations stalled

Yahoo Daily News 10 Aug 2020

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that he believes Democrats are “willing to compromise” on a fourth coronavirus stimulus package, saying that if there is a “fair deal,” the Trump administration will “do it this week.” ... OPINION HOW TRUMP'S STIMULUS MOVE BRILLIANTLY FLIPS THE TABLE ON PELOSI, DEMOCRATS....

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Susan Tompor: Get a text lately about an unpaid bill? Unclaimed cash? It's a scam

Lincoln Journal Star 10 Aug 2020

That stimulus payment website? It's fake ... "The scammers can then install malware on their devices and steal their information to obtain the victim's stimulus check, or steal their bank account information." ... Some scammers crafted up their own stimulus check programs of sorts ... You can go to IRS.gov for any online tools relating to the stimulus program....

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Price of Gold Fundamental Weekly Forecast -Short-Term Struggle if Yields, Dollar Rise This Week

FX Empire 10 Aug 2020

We know that it is being primarily driven by the outlook for additional fiscal stimulus from the government and monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve ... If you haven’t noticed, this latest round of stimulus talk in Congress has been a long, drawn out event with Democrats and Republicans not seeing eye-to-eye on a number of matters....

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President Trump's New Executive Order Could Gut Social Security

Albany Democrat Herald 10 Aug 2020

And while there have been some points of agreement -- particularly about the need for another coronavirus stimulus check -- they've been unable to find consensus ... A payroll tax cut is definitely not on the table in the stimulus negotiations ... How will President Trump's proposed coronavirus stimulus plan work?....

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Sheriff is looking at body scanner

The News Banner 10 Aug 2020

Purchase would be reimbursed through federal CARES money ... In June, it was announced Wells County government units received a federal stimulus pandemic relief package that exceeded $1.3 million with more than $915,000 going to the county government alone ... Qualifying expenditures are eligible for reimbursement through the stimulus program....