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PEORIA — The owner of Jukebox Comedy Club has a message for people — hang in there.  Dan Conlin says we all need to be a "bit tougher as a society." COVID fatigue is real and he gets that many are sick of hearing about the virus, masks or the two words "social distancing."  But as a business owner whose livelihood is teetering on the brink, he urges people to do what they can — all while hoping his business can stay afloat and that area residents can help with that.  "It is a shame...

DeWine makes masks mandatory in 7 Ohio counties: Capitol Letter Posted Jul 08, 2020 Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday issued mandatory mask or facial covering orders covering seven Ohio counties. (Office of Gov. Mike DeWine) Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings Run for (face) cover: After months of demurring over making masks mandatory, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new health order that will require them in the seven Ohio counties that are classified as red under the state’s new coronavirus warning s...

2020: Pandemic, natural disaster and upheaval   December 24, 2020 Megan Whitermore celebrates graduation from the back of a truck on Main Street during Tuesdays parade. The ceremony was altered due to COVID-19 restrictions. As I sat down to write the 2020 Year in Review, I thought: "I dont want to relive this year, nor should anyone else." But tradition dictates an annual recap, which if left unwritten, would end my positive relationship with CVN bookkeeper Jane Pascoe. Plus, the newspaper is ...

* Netflix has defeated libel claims related to The Laundromat, a film about the "Panama Papers." Maybe the judge was moved by Meryl Streep's performance... [Hollywood Reporter] * A lawsuit has been filed over alleged abuse of migrant women in detention centers run by ICE. [NBC News] * A typo in a Georgia election lawsuit says the lawyer verified the allegations under "plenty of perjury" instead of "penalty of perjury." [ABA Journal] * Judges of the Southern Dis...

In a lengthy interview with  Portland Monthly, Desi Thonis, an employee at Oregon’s COVID-19-born Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, says she believes inefficient leadership in the program caused tens of thousands of self-employed Oregonians to go without any income for months after the state closures of businesses in March. We interviewed dozens of self-employed Portlanders who were all trying to fight through the problems to get the money they were owed and needed. At last count, Or...

Hello Friends, On Monday, the Oregon Legislature wrapped up our third special session of the year. As expected, Session began at 8am and finished by the end of the day. Four proposed bills passed, all of them with substantial bi-partisan margins. We came together, Democrats and Republicans, to address urgent issues with proposals that will keep people in their homes, support independent restaurants that are barely hanging on, protect our schools, and dedicate ongoing funding for critical pandem...

BOISE — The $900 billion COVID relief package passed by Congress this week is being praised by some local businesses — particularly event venues, which will see much needed aid — while others say the legislation does not provide enough support for those industries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, such as bars and restaurants. The Boise Metro Chamber, which represents 1,850 area businesses, applauded the bill for containing provisions the organization lobbied for. “Na...

Fort Worth Weekly The Post is one of several 817 venues hoping to receive help from the feds soon. Image courtesy of Facebook Local venues will be receiving some much-needed financial assistance. With the passage of the $900 billion federal stimulus package, they will receive $19 billion along with theatrical producers or live performing arts organization operators, museum operators, motion picture theater operators, and talent representatives. The disbursement could take weeks if...

Getty Images The 2020 tax season now looks a lot less bleak for those business owners who used Payroll Protection Program (PPP) money to cover their expenses to keep going during the coronavirus pandemic. On Dec. 21, Congress clarified rules on the program’s tax ramifications, leaving thousands of small-business owners the winners. The months-long battle between the legislators who wrote the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the IRS appears to be over. (To read ab...

Industry Reactions To Latest COVID-19 Relief Bill Image: American Airlines Late Monday night, the U.S. Senate, as predicted, passed a $900 billion, nearly 5,600-page emergency economic relief bill that’s expected to be signed by President Trump this week. In it, as we previously reported, is some $15 billion to extend the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) that was part of the first round of COVID-19 relief measures and helped keep U.S. airlines afloat during an unprecedented downturn in travel...