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Senate to test waters on money for restaurants, small businesses - Roll Call

The proposal includes $40 billion to backfill the so-called Restaurant Revitalization Fund for applicants who didn't receive any grant money.

Roll Call · May 18, 2022

Business owners waited years for COVID-19 loans—and now it’s too late

Jaja Chen and her husband Devin Li were elated when they signed a lease for their new bubble tea shop, Cha Community. Both Asian-American immigrants (her from Taiwan, him from China), they said it was a struggle to find authentic Asian food in their new home of Waco, Texas. So…

Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022

The Restaurant Industry Doesn't Need Another Bailout

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act would give restaurants another $42 billion in grants to cover the lingering costs of the pandemic.

Reason · Apr 18, 2022

Unforgiven: Two years later, small businesses still waiting promised PPP loan forgiveness

After COVID-19 shutdowns put Miami hairdresser Vicki LeMaster out of work, a friend recommended that she apply for a Paycheck Protection Program loan through the online lender Kabbage.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 2, 2022

Former NYPD Union President Charged With Stealing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars of Members' Dues

Ed Mullins, known for combatively defending bad police behavior and the drug war, charged with wire fraud by the Department of Justice.

Reason · Feb 24, 2022

SCRF Opens Registrations for Sharjah Children's Book Award

The Sharjah Children's Reading Festival (SCRF), organized by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has announced the opening of registrations for the Sharjah Children's Book Award and SCRF Visually Impaired Book Award.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 19, 2022

Things to Do When Retired and Bored

Here are 14 ways to prepare now for retirement so that you’ll be happy, active, fulfilled and never, ever bored.

Kiplinger · Oct 21, 2020

These states received most of the $350 billion in CARES Act small business loans

The Paycheck Protection program reopened with an additional $321 billion in funds on April 27, 2020. Where did the original $350 billion allocated by the CARES Act go?

USAFacts · Apr 17, 2020