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In 2020, the Wyoming Community Development Authority got $15 million of federal CARES Act money to help renters and mortgage holders pay off debts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of December, just $1.7 million of that had been distributed. The rest went back to the state.
The programâs guidelines were too restrictive, officials said, and word didnât seem to get out fast enough that assistance was even available. After six months, the program had gotten just over 2,000 applications and had denied 40% of those.
Now, a more flexible and wide-reaching program run by the Department of Family Services is aiming to distribute $180 million in its first wave of assistance to renters and landlords. And it couldnât come soon enough â by the time it rolls out, likely around the end of April, Wyoming renters will have gone four months without any statewide assistance available.
Adam Schefter reports the Jets have traded Darnold to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for three draft picks: a sixth-rounder in the 2021 NFL Draft later this month, as well as a second-rounder and fourth-rounder in 2022.
The Jets already held the No. 2 overall pick in the upcoming 2021 NFL Draft and are likely even more inclined to select a quarterback amid Darnold s departure, having recently held multiple virtual meetings with former BYU quarterback
Zach Wilson, according to
Rich Cimini.
The Jets were reportedly conflicted by whether to trade the former No. 3 overall pick, who has played for two coaches during his three-year career,
VMLY&R names Geometry MY’s Kenni Loh CEO for Malaysia and Indonesia Details 06 April 2021
VMLY&R has promoted Kenni Loh to CEO for its Malaysia and Indonesia offices. According to the agency, the move unites the markets as part of its strategy to be the first agency network to offer “full-funnel marketing solutions from CX, brand experience and eCommerce, to retail on-the-ground activation, across both countries”.
Based in Kuala Lumpur, Loh, who held the role of CEO for Geometry Malaysia for more than five years, will oversee the operations of both VMLY&R and VMLY&R COMMERCE in Malaysia and Indonesia, uniting the firm’s digital hub, to deliver unrivalled expertise and solutions to clients across both geographies. Loh will report into Tripti Lochan, co-CEO, VMLY&R Asia and Beth Ann Kaminkow, global CEO of VMLY&R COMMERCE.
By Reuters Staff
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some 50 members of Congress on Monday urged U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to seek removal of 25% tariffs on American Whiskey imposed by the European Union and Britain in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.
FILE PHOTO: Katherine Tai, who at the time was U.S. President-elect Joe Biden s nominee to be U.S. trade representative, speaks after Biden announced her nomination during a fresh round of nominations and appointments at a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar
The bipartisan group of House of Representatives members, led by Democrat John Yarmuth and Republican Andy Barr, both of Kentucky, warned that these tariffs, first imposed in June 2018 and scheduled to double to 50% on June 1, are damaging an American export success story.