Posts Tagged ‘CARES Act’
RI Developmental Disabilities providers to get $10 Million emergency aid from Cares Act funds
By Gina Macris, Developmental Disability News The state of Rhode Island has agreed to set aside $10 million from the federally-funded CARES Act as a short-term safety net for private providers of developmental disability services, who are in “financial distress” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The state negotiated the sum with the providers,…
Read MoreRI Lt. Gov. McKee & RI Small Business Coalition urge more relief to small businesses
Lt. Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Small Business Coalition today sent letters to Governor Gina Raimondo and members of the Rhode Island General Assembly urging a collaborative effort to provide additional relief to small businesses before the state’s CARES Act funds expire on December 30, 2020. Requests include immediately allocating an additional $75M…
Read MoreRhode Island an outlier in release of pandemic relief funds, reconvening legislature, and not doing a state budget
Rhode Island is an outlier in not releasing pandemic relief funds, not convening legislature, and not doing a state budget. A comparison of the 5 New England states for release of relief funds, only: Rhode Island 24% Connecticut 71% New Hampshire 80% Vermont 100% Maine 55% Of these five states, only RI has not passed…
Read MoreHelp for the small investor in rental properties
While renters and homeowners have relief options for payments if they have been impacted by employment around the COVID-19 crisis, homeowners who rent apartments have been left holding the empty purses, in many cases. While large companies may not have the direct impact for several months, the small investor who may own one, two, or…
Read MoreHome Care Providers Disappointed at Gov. Raimondo’s Handling of COVID-19 at Six-Month Mark
Home Care Providers Disappointed at Gov. Raimondo’s Handling of COVID-19 at Six-Month Mark Nicholas Oliver, Executive Director for the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care (“The Partnership”), issues the following statement expressing disappointment in the handling of the COVID-19 public health emergency by Governor Gina Raimondo (D-RI) as Rhode Island approaches the six-month mark tomorrow,…
Read MoreThe CARES Act – what will $2 Trillion do for me?
The Congress was instructed to “go bold, be brave, go big” – and they did. The CARES Act is a substantial help to Americans – not to think another, 4th package, won’t one day be needed. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act: Reprinted from the Tax Foundation: Unemployment insurance provisions now include an additional…
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