Stimulus Programs

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How will the ‘child-care cliff’ affect your family? Here are 3 key questions to ask

Market Watch 02 Oct 2023

The money, which was distributed to more than 220,000 child-care programs, was part of 2021’s American Rescue Plan stimulus package. More than eight in 10 licensed child-care centers received the funds through the Child Care Stabilization Program ... About 90% of Navarro’s families use a subsidy program, with which parents pay her a flat co-pay.

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Market Talk – October 2, 2023

Armstrong Economics 02 Oct 2023

ASIA .. Business sentiment in Japan improved in the third quarter, according to a central bank survey ... Companies also maintained their plans for robust spending and faced a tight labor market, indicating that the Bank of Japan may consider phasing out its massive stimulus program ... The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today ... Precious Metals.

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United States grapples with consequences of massive deficit spending

Blitz 01 Oct 2023

The United States is beginning to feel the repercussions of its substantial debt burden, which was accrued during a period of low interest rates ... President Biden has advocated for significant spending programs, such as the American Rescue Plan, which introduced US$1.9 trillion in stimulus spending, as part of his economic agenda ... ....

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This Government Shutdown Could Be Extra Painful

Market Watch 30 Sep 2023

Given the frequency of government shutdowns in recent years, investors have largely shrugged them off as nonevents ... 1 ... history ... READ MORE ... Student-loan payments are on track to restart after more than three years of forbearance programs. The last of the Covid-era stimulus money that has helped keep the child-care industry afloat is about to run out ... .

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NJ unemployment claim issues? They may be fixed with these new funds

northjersey.com 28 Sep 2023

A NorthJesey.com investigation found the state’s unemployment system was reliant on 40-year-old mainframe computers using an even older programming language called COBOL ... The computers crashed, and staffers rushed to program clunky old systems to accommodate new federal stimulus programs.

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Yen hits eleven-month low against dollar

Fresh Plaza 27 Sep 2023

... keep supporting the economy until inflation sustainably hits its 2% target, suggesting it was in no rush to phase out its massive stimulus program.

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Has hell frozen over? Ohio Democrats and Republicans agree on new legislative maps! Today in Ohio

Cleveland 27 Sep 2023

Other states have older programs, like Georgia has this free all day pre-kindergarten ... Other states may have smaller pilot programs ... They have what’s called a tri-share program ... has something called a Partner Up program that’s using $10 million in stimulus money to give businesses grants to buy childcare slots.

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California and New York Risk Budget Cuts When Pandemic Aid Ends

Hamodia 26 Sep 2023

(Bloomberg) — Twelve states in the U.S., including some of the country’s largest economies, are at risk of cutting or scaling back programs in essential areas like education and public safety when the federal government’s historic stimulus package expires in 2026.

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How other states are investing in child care to boost their economy: Rethinking Child Care

Cleveland 26 Sep 2023

Every public dollar spent on high-quality early childhood education and child care, provides a $4-$9 return, in the form of increased tax revenue and decreased government spending on social support programs ... The Partner Up! Program uses $10 million in stimulus money to give businesses grants to buy child care slots for their employees.

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Pandemic aid for public schools is running out. That’s leaving districts under pressure

Daily Bulletin 26 Sep 2023

As a result, districts may be under pressure to reduce staff, close schools or rethink their programming ... Roughly half of the federal aid went to wages, meaning that the end of the stimulus dollars will exacerbate what is already one of school districts’ most pressing problems.

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National doubling of child poverty rate harshly felt in disproportionately impoverished Arkansas

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 26 Sep 2023

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Schools brace for $190B aid’s end

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 25 Sep 2023

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Pandemic aid for public schools running out, putting financial pressure on districts

The Day 25 Sep 2023

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Central Bank Digital Currency: Unneeded, Unwanted, and Quite Possibly Disastrous

The Epoch Times 25 Sep 2023

China, for example, has a pilot program covering over 260 million people which allows transactions for public transit, stimulus payments, and e-commerce ... ....

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Economic package to ease inflation pain, spur wage growth: Japan PM

Kyodo 25 Sep 2023

The package, which will also seek to address demographic challenges and rev up the chip sector, will be compiled in October, and a supplementary budget will be formed to fund it ... He has been a supporter of fiscal stimulus and bold monetary easing under the "Abenomics" program led by former premier Shinzo Abe, which sought to boost the economy ... ....