Mass. Businesses That Broke COVID-19 Rules Also Got Grants: Report They included a Springfield strip club where state inspectors found maskless strippers giving lap dances, a Gardner hotel that hosted more than 400 guests for a pair of weddings, and a Weymouth bar where the owner when confronted by licensing officials responded “no government is going to tell me how to run my business
Published March 11, 2021 •
Updated on March 11, 2021 at 4:17 pm
Boston Business Journal
Nearly two dozen Massachusetts businesses that temporarily lost their liquor licenses for violating state rules meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus also received a total of almost $1.4 million in state COVID-19 relief grants.
Of the 57 restaurants, bars, and other businesses whose liquor licenses the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission suspended over COVID-19 breaches, 23 received.
Beacon Hill leaders reach accord on freezing unemployment insurance rates, exempting PPP taxes
COVID-19 relief bill would also provide tax credits for low-income workers who get unemployment benefits
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated March 8, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
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House and Senate leaders have reached an agreement on a COVID-19 relief bill that would freeze unemployment insurance rates for employers, heading off a 60-percent increase in the next few weeks.
The new legislative package, announced by Beacon Hill leaders on Monday, also would exempt thousands of small businesses from being taxed on any forgiven loans they received last year through the federal Paycheck Protection Program.
Applications for pandemic aid are being rejected at a high rate, leaving small businesses in the lurch
Both state and federal programs are rejecting higher numbers of applicants as officials rush to fix paperwork issues.
By Shirley Leung and Janelle Nanos Globe Columnist and Globe Staff,Updated February 10, 2021, 6:27 p.m.
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Doug Bacon applied for the state grants in October, but so far has received funds to support just one of his eight restaurants.Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
Thousands of hard-hit small businesses are once again having trouble accessing millions of dollars in pandemic aid from the state and federal governments, as they fight for survival while a second wave of virus infections continues to undermine the economy.