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$15 minimum wage gaining steam, however, plan could impact $1,400 stimulus checks
In a press conference this week, incoming Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined incoming Senate HELP Committee Chair…
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Congress to re-introduce bill with strong support that would grant families up to $3600 per child per year
A bill that was previously introduced to Congress in 2019, is expected to be re-introduced due to more backing on…
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Projected Massachusetts tax revenue growth set at 3.5% despite pandemic
BOSTON — Secretary of Administration and Finance Michael J. Heffernan, Senate Ways and Means Chair Michael J. Rodrigues, and House…
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Mitt Romney blasts fellow Republicans for opposing presidential election certification
SALT LAKE CITY– Republican U.S. Senator and former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney released a statement this weekend in response…
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House passes increase in stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000
The United States House of Representatives passed a $2,000 stimulus checks replacement bill in response to the $600 direct payments…
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Community leaders respond to President Trump signing COVID-19 stimulus bill and government funding
BOSTON – Eva Millona, CEO and President of the Massachusetts Immigration & Refugee Advocacy Coalition, today issued the following statement…
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Biden attacks president on COVID-19 relief, Trump reiterates call for $2,000 payments as unemployment expires
President-elect Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump Saturday, hours before unemployment aid expired on Sunday. Biden issued a statement saying…
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Republicans shoot down $2,000 COVID-19 payments, Democrats nix change in foreign payments
It appears that both the Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives can agree to disagree. Both House Leaders…
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President Trump threatens not to sign COVID-19 relief bill saying it is a “disgrace”
The COVID-19 relief package may not be signed by President Trump due to the way the bill is structured. In…
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Senate reaches deal on over $900 billion dollar new COVID-19 relief package with relief checks, unemployment
Senate leaders announced today that they have reached agreement on a COVID-19 relief package of nearly $1 trillion. Senate minority…
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