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Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Feb 25, 2021 9:29 AM New bipartisan legislation would make more farmers and ranchers eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program. Representative Ron Kind, a Wisconsin Democrat, and Jeff Fortenberry, a Nebraska Republican, recently introduced the Paycheck Protection Clarification for Producers Act. The legislation would allow farmers and ranchers organized as partnerships or limited liability companies access to the program. The lawmakers say these farmers have been unable to apply for loans under the new calculation because of the Small business Administration’s i...

Bipartisan Push Seeks More Farmers and Ranchers Eligible for PPP Loans

DURAND, W.I. (NAFB) – A rule change advocated by Representative Ron Kind allows rural states a larger share of the Paycheck Protection Program. The Wisconsin Democrat says the Paycheck Protection Program has been a lifeline for farmers and small businesses, but too many were getting left behind. In June, Kind and others introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to PPP loans for certain farmers and ranchers who had previously been deemed ineligible for loans under the program. The legislation was included in the COVID-19 relief package that was passed in December. However, Kind says...

Bloomberg | Jan 29, 2021 By Polly Mosendz, Zachary R. Mider, Laura Davison and Yueqi Yang Small businesses in Nebraska, Oklahoma and other rural states have been the most successful at getting federal pandemic relief in the $284 billion round of aid that opened this month, buoyed by a new rule that authorizes loans to many farms that didn’t qualify before Measured by their share of the nation’s small-business payroll, four states, also including North Dakota and Wyoming, got more than twice their share of Paycheck Protection Program loans, based on an analysis of data from Jan. 11 to Jan....

Wisconsin Representatives Kind, Tiffany comment on impeachment of President Trump Ten Republican house members nationally voted with Democrats to impeach President Trump January 13, 2021 5:25 PM Greg White Wisconsin Representative Ron Kind shared his thoughts ahead of this afternoon’s vote. “I believe that the President still presents a clear and present danger to the safety of our country. Not just based on the conduct of last week that led to that mob and the insurrection on our nation’s capitol. But even his comments yesterday, where he claimed that all of hi...