Stories tagged: "CARES Act"

Economy FILE - In a June 17, 2020, file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan's Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer has extended Michigan's coronavirus emergency through Sept. 4, enabling her to keep in place restrictions designed to curb COVID-19. The Democratic governor on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, pointed to an uptick in cases. Since nearly two months ago, the seven-day statewide average is up six-fold, to about 700. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)
Economy JUST IN: Out-of-Work Michiganders Will Temporarily Get $300 More per Week

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a deal with FEMA Friday morning to get some extra support for Michiganders who lost their jobs during the pandemic.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel August 21, 2020 1:59 pm EDT
Education Photo courtesy the Office of the Governor.
Education Michigan’s Struggling Schools Get $65M in Needed Coronavirus Relief

Schools serving disadvantaged students will get much-needed CARES Act funding, Gov. Whitmer announced Wednesday.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel August 20, 2020 1:00 pm EDT
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Economy Michigan Families Left to Suffer as Federal Coronavirus Support Stalls

"No amount of hard work, grit, or sheer determination can fix what has happened," said Michigan mom Katie Carls.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel August 12, 2020 12:18 pm EDT
Education Photo courtesy Albion College
Education This Small Michigan College Landed Almost $20 Million During the Pandemic. Others Weren’t So Lucky.

While struggling public universities worry about fall enrollment, this mid-Michigan private college got CARES Act support courtesy Education Sec. Betsy DeVos.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 29, 2020 11:57 am EDT
Education Kim Eberhard is a teacher at St. Clair High School, a public school in the East China School District in St. Clair County. Photo courtesy Kim Eberhard.
Education Michigan Teachers: Without Federal Funding We’re Not Going to Be Able to Reopen Safely

Teachers like Kim Eberhard say Michigan’s public school students deserve more when it comes to returning to classrooms in the fall, even in remote districts like hers.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 7, 2020 1:16 pm EDT

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President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Muskegon County Airport, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Norton Shores, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Politics Trump Calls for Whitmer to Be Locked Up Following Domestic Terror Plot to Do Just That
Business Dennis Williams struggled to get PPP
Business How Trump’s Paycheck Protection Program Has Left So Many Michigan Businesses Behind

A Michigan businessman has reached out to the city, to the state, and to the federal level to get assistance. The reforms to the PPP leave people like him behind.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 8, 2020 5:10 pm EDT
Education Betsy DeVos
Education Betsy DeVos Sends Coronavirus Money to Private Schools, Including One That Says It Is Not a Cult

Of the coronavirus relief money spent on education by Secretary DeVos to date, $50 million has gone to theological schools and seminaries. $500 million has gone to private schools overall.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 3, 2020 2:13 pm EDT