ALBANY – Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday night on an end-of-the-year stimulus package that would provide another round of checks to middle-class Americans and extend unemployment benefits.
On Friday, top Senate leaders said a COVID-19 stimulus deal was close, but they worked over the weekend on the $900 billion deal as a federal government shutdown loomed. The package is expected to win final approval early this week.
Maryland offered more tax relief to small businesses this month and said it would forgive $75 million in emergency loans to help them stay afloat.
Meanwhile, another round of stimulus checks would be a boost to residents who are still struggling amid a weak economy brought on by COVID and business restrictions.
New York State Team
ALBANY - When Gov. Andrew Cuomo ran for governor in 2010, he vowed to let a income tax surcharge on the rich expire in 2011.
But facing budget gaps, the Democratic governor reached a deal with the Republican-led Senate to keep the surcharge, but at a lower rate than had been on the books along with a small middle-class tax cut and a cut in a corporate income tax rate.
Flash forward a decade: Cuomo now faces another call for raising taxes on the wealthy as the state faces a $13 billion deficit due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest since he first took office.
New York State Team
ALBANY – Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday night on an end-of-the-year stimulus package that would provide another round of checks to middle-class Americans and extend unemployment benefits.
On Friday, top Senate leaders said a COVID-19 stimulus deal was close, but they worked over the weekend on the $900 billion deal as a federal government shutdown loomed. The package is expected to win final approval early this week.
Maryland offered more tax relief to small businesses this month and said it would forgive $75 million in emergency loans to help them stay afloat.
Meanwhile, another round of stimulus checks would be a boost to residents who are still struggling amid a weak economy brought on by COVID and business restrictions.
New York State Team
A Southern Tier man was rescued by a State Police trooper Thursday after he was stranded in his car for 10 hours without any heat.
State Police said Sgt. Jason Cawley responded to 911 calls from a man who had called Tioga County authorities and had run off the road and needed assistance.
But law enforcement in the area had not located the driver as more than 40 inches of snow crippled the Binghamton area.
Cawley continued the search Thursday and drove to the section of State Route 17C in the town of Owego, in the Campville area, where the reports appeared to be coming from.
New York State Team
ALBANY – Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday night on an end-of-the-year stimulus package that would provide another round of checks to middle-class Americans and extend unemployment benefits.
On Friday, top Senate leaders said a COVID-19 stimulus deal was close, but they worked over the weekend on the $900 billion deal as a federal government shutdown loomed. The package is expected to win final approval early this week.
Maryland offered more tax relief to small businesses this month and said it would forgive $75 million in emergency loans to help them stay afloat.
Meanwhile, another round of stimulus checks would be a boost to residents who are still struggling amid a weak economy brought on by COVID and business restrictions.