CADILLAC â It has been a long year for business owners, workers and people in general but Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill that hopefully will help many start the New Year on firmer ground.
Whitmer signed a bipartisan relief bill, which the Michigan legislature passed after she urged them to provide support for Michigan families, frontline workers, and small businesses. The relief bill includes $55 million to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Grants of up to $20,000 will be made available to small businesses across the state that need support this winter. The relief bill also includes $3.5 million for grants of up to $40,000 each for live music and entertainment venues and includes $45 million in direct payments to workers who have been laid off or furloughed, as a result of the virus.
WINCHESTER â Initial unemployment claims rose in Clarke and Warren counties just before Christmas, according to data from the Virginia Employment Commission.
Both counties saw a double-digit increase in initial jobless claims for the week ending Dec. 19 after seeing double-digit decreases the week before.
For the week ending Dec. 19, Clarke County had 46 initial claims, which is 30 more than it had the previous week. Warren County had 45 initial claims, 10 more than the previous week.
Both of those counties, however, were lower than Frederick Countyâs 54 initial jobless claims for the week ending Dec. 19, despite that number dropping by nine from the previous week.
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bipartisan relief bill includes $55 million to help small businesses that have been affected by COVID-19. Grants of up to $20,000 will be available to Michigan small businesses that need support this winter, the state announced.
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The relief bill also includes $3.5 million for grants of up to $40,000 each for live music and entertainment venues, according to Whitmer.
In addition, $45 million is available in direct payments for workers who have been laid off or furloughed due to the virus, the state revealed.
December 29, 2020 By Jessica Mathews/News@whmi.com
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed a bi-partisan relief bill to provide support for families, frontline workers, and small businesses.
The relief bill includes $55 million to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Grants of up to $20,000 will be made available to small businesses across the state that need support this winter. The relief bill also includes $3.5 million for grants of up to $40,000 each for live music and entertainment venues, and includes $45 million in direct payments to workers who have been laid off or furloughed as a result of the virus. The governor also signed the bi-partisan Senate Bill 604 extending unemployment benefits from 20 to 26 weeks until the end of March.
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LANSING Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the bipartisan relief bill that the Michigan legislature passed after she urged them to provide support for Michigan families, frontline workers, and small businesses.
The relief bill includes $55 million to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Grants of up to $20,000 will be made available to small businesses across the state that need support this winter. The relief bill also includes $3.5 million for grants of up to $40,000 each for live music and entertainment venues, and includes $45 million in direct payments to workers who have been laid off or furloughed as a result of the virus.