Santa Rosa and Escambia counties spent $89 million in CARES money
Pensacola News Journal As 2020 comes to a close, Santa Rosa and Escambia counties say they've spent or made plans to spend all of the $89 million they collectively received from the CARES Act that was issued to local governments to help individuals and businesses recover from coronavirus-related economic woes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, is a $2 trillion stimulus rescue package passed in late March to aid individuals, business and communities throughout the U.S. affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19. In Florida, counties with f...