The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program was a key component of last year’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and was subsequently extended through March 14.
Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46) voted to pass the
American Rescue Act, a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that provides immediate assistance to millions of American families. In addition to $1,400 cash stimulus payments, the
American Rescue Act provides families with up to $300 a month in cash per child by expanding
Child Tax Credit for 27 million children. It gives everyday workers up to $6,728 in tax breaks by expanding the
Earned Income Tax Credit for 15 million workers. The legislation helps 40 million Americans by investing billions of dollars in housing, rental, and nutrition assistance. And it expands access to safe and reliable child care and affordable health care and extends unemployment insurance for 18 million families.
President Biden expands measure, allows more people to collect unemployment benefits
Refusing to work even when businesses offer you a position would typically disqualify you from collecting unemployment benefits but the Department of Labor is now bending the rules.
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Itâs a decision some people say theyâre faced with right now â a paycheck versus health.
Itâs why President Biden expanded an executive order he signed last month that would allow people who refuse unsafe working conditions because of the virus the ability to continue receiving financial help under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.
Kentucky updates COVID-19 vaccine sign-up process to stop Ohioans from receiving shots Share Updated: 7:37 PM EST Feb 25, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff Share Updated: 7:37 PM EST Feb 25, 2021
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Show Transcript Good evening, Team Kentucky. This is Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman, and I am here with some good news items today and some information to share with all of you. Uh, related Thio a few initiatives. First, I m gonna start with the Kentucky Broadband Initiative. Reminder that we need every single Kentucky in to go thio speed test dot k y dot gov. In order to take the speed test, which will give us data, we need to build a map across Kentucky of the high end low points of Internet connectivity. That map then will provide guidance for our public and private partners to be able to help us spring broadband to the last mile on connect every Kentucky household that we possibly can to affordable, reliable Internet. And so
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