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Xiarhos bill would prevent MA from taxing small business federal relief
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The Barnstable Patriot
BOSTON – State Rep. Steve Xiarhos (R-Barnstable) has filed legislation designed to protect small businesses from state taxation he says would dilute federal economic stimulus benefits.
Under the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress directed the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee billions of dollars’ worth of targeted loans to small businesses nationwide. The purpose of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was to ensure that those small businesses – which collectively serve as major employers of American workers – would continue to pay their employees during the pandemic notwithstanding business interruptions and temporary closures.
State Representative Steve Xiarhos (RâBarnstable) has filed legislation to protect small businesses from state taxation that would dilute economic stimulus benefits they received from the federal government during the pandemic.
Under the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress directed the US Small Business Administration to guarantee billions of dollars worth of targeted loans to small businesses nationwide. The purpose of the so-called Paycheck Protection Program was to ensure that those small businesses, which collectively serve as major employers of American workers, would continue to pay their employees during the pandemic notwithstanding business interruptions and temporary closures.
When the goal is building a diverse workforce of scientists and engineers, one of the best places to start is with graduating college students.
But, with efficiency in mind, recruiters from both private industry and government organizations need ways to quickly introduce their job opportunities to a wide range of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)-educated students from higher educational institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Enter the Black Engineer of the Year Awards STEM Global Competitiveness Conference (also known as the Becoming Everything You Are conference).
For 35 years, BEYA has been a leading venue for introducing the nationâs minority STEM-educated students to the workplace. During that time, several government agencies â including the Army Materiel Command â have partnered with BEYA to connect with the most recent graduates in science and technology fields. This year the BEYA STEM Global Competitive Co
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On November 30, 2020, the Colorado General Assembly convened for an extraordinary session aimed at providing additional pandemic relief. Of the nearly 40 bills that were introduced, 10 passed. By December 7, 2020, Governor Polis had signed those 10 bills into law. In total, these bills provide approximately $300 million in aid primarily for small businesses and Colorado residents. One bill that passed and two that did not are highlighted below.
House Bill 1001: Grants for Improved Internet Infrastructure Passes
Let’s start with the bill that passed. House Bill 1001 allocates $20 million to improve internet access for Colorado students and educators who are relying in part or entirely on remote learning. The money will be doled out through a grant program and can used to address internet connectively on both a small and large scale. Indeed, the bill allows the grant money to be used for “devices to access the internet