The package is a generational expansion of the social safety net, providing food and housing assistance, greater health care access and direct aid to families.
In a victory for landlords, a federal judge in Ohio ruled Thursday that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority when it ordered a moratorium on evictions in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.
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$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package could change social safety net forever Share Updated: 1:30 PM CST Mar 12, 2021 Associated Press
$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package could change social safety net forever Share Updated: 1:30 PM CST Mar 12, 2021
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Show Transcript BUSINESSES STAND TO BENEFIT. THIS IS THE FIRST FIVE PAGES OF THE MORE THAN 600 PAGE COVID RELIEF PLAN. MANY OF THE THINGS ARE COMING AT THE RIGHT TIME. FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR ON UNEMPLOYMENT, YOU MAY HAVE BE WORRYING BECAUSE THE EXT $300 PAYMENTS ARE SET TO RUN OUT THIS WEEKEND. THE COVID RELIEF BILL EXTENDS THEM THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6. THESE ARE THE LOOSE PAYMENTS YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT. ALSO FOR HOUSEHOLD WITH AN YEARLY INCOME OF 150,000 O LESS, THE FIRST 10,000 $200 OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WILL BE TAX-FREE $10,200 OF FIRST UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WILL BE TAX-FREE. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ALSO GETTING MORE HELP. BILLIONS MORE DOLLARS ARE BEING