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Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, speaks to upstate New York media on a Zoom conference call Monday, Dec. 21 before he voted for the $900 billion COVID relief bill. (News photo Andy Flynn)
LAKE PLACID Both New York senators Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, voted Monday, Dec. 21 for the $900 billion pandemic relief package aimed at delivering financial help to citizens and businesses and to help states pay for COVID-19 vaccinations. The Senate cleared the package by a 92-6 vote after the House approved it by another lopsided vote, 359-53, according to The Associated Press.
Grant aimed at getting college students back to school after virus shutdown
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The sign for Lamar State College Port Arthur along Procter Street in Port Arthur. Photo made on July 8, 2020. Fran Ruchalski/The EnterpriseFran Ruchalski, The Enterprise / The Enterprise
When college students went home last summer after a semester marred by abrupt campus closures, financial uncertainty and the increasing spread of the coronavirus; many never returned.
At Lamar State College Port Arthur, 400 students who attended in the spring and summer terms did not return in August. But with help from federal funds dispersed earlier this month by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the college is hoping to aid those students in returning to campus to finish their degrees, certificates and programs.
Tarleton receives $750K to help Texas workers displaced by COVID-19
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STEPHENVILLE A $750,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will help Tarleton State University boost workers displaced by COVID-19 and assist students who stopped short of completing their undergraduate degree.
The Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program stems from $175 million given the THECB from the Governor s Emergency Educational Relief Fund - originally part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020.
Grant money for those who qualify will cover tuition and fees, from $500 to $2,500 per semester (spring, summer and fall 2021); most awards will be $500. Application fees will be waived for previous Tarleton students.
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New York Senator Chuck Schumer said the most recent stimulus bill is a survival bill, not a long term plan for economic recovery.
“There’s all different kind of dollars. Is it enough? No. And the thing I most regret is (Mitch) McConnell blocked state and local aid. We have found some other ways to get the localities some aid through education, transportation and vaccine distribution (assistance).”
That includes $5 billion to help New York schools, $4 billion for mass transit systems, and $1.3 billion in rental assistance that will all come through local governments. Schumer adds the unemployment insurance extension will help one million New Yorkers who would have seen benefits dry up next week. He says this is less a stimulus plan and more an emergency survival bill.