American Rescue Plan
-
Politics
Panel rejects using $5 million of COVID relief for $500 payments to individuals
CITY HALL – An aldermanic committee dealt Mayor Tishaura Jones a defeat Wednesday, when it refused to reinstate $5 million…
Read More » -
Politics
JACO INTERVIEW: Comptroller Darlene Green on using U.S. COVID-19 funds
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green is optimistic that the city’s use of the first $80 million in…
Read More » -
Politics
Relief payments to Black farmers on hold as ex-Trump aides sue
WASHINGTON — Former Trump administration officials and conservative and libertarian nonprofits have launched lawsuits to block federal relief funds aimed…
Read More » -
Coronavirus
Jones’ stimulus plan will face scrutiny from Board of Aldermen
CITY HALL – Mayor Tishaura Jones’ plan to spend $80 million in federal relief funds may encounter different ideas when…
Read More » -
Education
Homeless students slipping through cracks, congressional panel told
WASHINGTON — Witnesses before a U.S. House panel on Wednesday advised lawmakers on how federal relief aid can help bridge…
Read More » -
Politics
Lawsuit seeks to force Missouri to enact voter-approved Medicaid expansion
The least surprising lawsuit of the year, to force Missouri to provide Medicaid coverage to 275,000 people eligible under a 2020…
Read More » -
News
Jones sets stimulus advisory board for American Rescue Plan funding
CITY HALL – Mayor Tishaura Jones has established a board to advise her on how to spend the $517 million…
Read More » -
Coronavirus
Missouri spending bill would offer money for mortgage help, utility bills
Help may be coming for Missouri homeowners behind on their mortgage payments because of COVID-19 income losses. The Senate Appropriations…
Read More » -
News
Scramble starts for Missouri’s share of federal COVID-19 cash
With Missouri in line for almost $3 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds, cities, schools and other agencies are lining up…
Read More » -
Politics
Missouri sues over tax cut penalties in federal COVID-19 relief bill
Missouri became on Monday the first state to challenge a punitive provision of the $1.9 billion federal COVID-19 relief bill signed early…
Read More » -
Coronavirus
Krewson outlines plan for $500 million in federal virus relief
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson released on Friday her suggested guidelines for how toinvest the about $500 million the…
Read More » -
Coronavirus
Rescue aid package may reduce income gap, but for how long?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have celebrated President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as a blow against one of…
Read More » -
Coronavirus
St. Louis to be a center for Biden’s virus recovery plan
ST. LOUIS – The city is going to be one of the Stimulus Command Centers to implement President Joe Biden’s…
Read More »