/tags/cares-act CARES Act en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:06:10 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-10-21/former-st-louis-county-employee-pleads-guilty-in-covid-relief-scheme Anthony Weaver admitted that he helped a local businessman submit fraudulent applications for an early round of COVID relief money. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:06:10 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-10-21/former-st-louis-county-employee-pleads-guilty-in-covid-relief-scheme Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2022-08-17/two-former-flordell-hills-employees-indicted-for-stealing-more-than-650-000 The two women are accused of diverting more than $650,000 over six years to personal uses, including rent, back taxes and gambling. The annual city budget is $450,000. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:01:17 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-08-17/two-former-flordell-hills-employees-indicted-for-stealing-more-than-650-000 Rachel Lippmann /2022-04-27/overland-park-trucking-company-got-700-million-federal-loan-over-pentagon-objections-house-report In addition to meddling by Trump administration officials, the subcommittee report said lobbyists for Yellow Corp. leveraged its close ties with the administration to obtain a loan on terms so favorable that it violated guidelines of the CARES Act. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 17:22:34 GMT /2022-04-27/overland-park-trucking-company-got-700-million-federal-loan-over-pentagon-objections-house-report Steve Vockrodt, Dan Margolies /economy-business/2021-10-08/a-kansas-city-area-trucking-company-got-700m-from-the-cares-act-after-support-from-trump-official A congressional subcommittee is asking for records that would show any communications between Trump White House staffers and representatives of Overland Park, Kansas, trucking company Yellow Corporation. The committee wants to know why Yellow got a $700 million CARES Act loan. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 22:20:25 GMT /economy-business/2021-10-08/a-kansas-city-area-trucking-company-got-700m-from-the-cares-act-after-support-from-trump-official Steve Vockrodt /podcast/politically-speaking/2021-09-02/a-closer-look-at-federal-covid-19-money-thats-flowing-into-missouri Missouri still has leftover funds from the 2020 CARES Act — and is line to spend billions more from a 2021 relief bill known as the American Rescue Plan. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:09:35 GMT /podcast/politically-speaking/2021-09-02/a-closer-look-at-federal-covid-19-money-thats-flowing-into-missouri Jason Rosenbaum, Sarah Kellogg /arts/2020-12-08/coronavirus-all-but-killed-live-music-in-missouri-leaving-venues-asking-for-federal-money The coronavirus pandemic has shutdown most live events, leaving venues dark and putting employees out of work. Now, a new organization is asking for a share of Missouri's CARES Act funding to help save the industry. Tue, 08 Dec 2020 16:32:02 GMT /arts/2020-12-08/coronavirus-all-but-killed-live-music-in-missouri-leaving-venues-asking-for-federal-money Laura Spencer /health-science-environment/2020-12-02/missouri-hires-texas-company-to-provide-workers-for-overburdened-hospitals Hospitals across Missouri will soon receive help from a Texas-based company the state is hiring to provide additional workers and hospital beds. The support announced Wednesday will help hospitals care for additional coronavirus patients. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 03:08:58 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-12-02/missouri-hires-texas-company-to-provide-workers-for-overburdened-hospitals Chad Davis /2020-09-09/affinia-mobile-dental-clinic-to-fill-the-gap-in-north-st-louis-county With federal CARES Act funding, Affinia Healthcare will offer reduced-cost dental care more frequently to low-income patients— many of whom are uninsured and living below the federal poverty level. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 10:16:49 GMT /2020-09-09/affinia-mobile-dental-clinic-to-fill-the-gap-in-north-st-louis-county Shahla Farzan /2020-07-07/school-every-other-day-could-make-social-distancing-possible-in-missouri-classrooms The Missouri State Board of Education will relax attendance rules next year so school districts still get paid if they opt for hybrid instruction models. Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:05:07 GMT /2020-07-07/school-every-other-day-could-make-social-distancing-possible-in-missouri-classrooms Elle Moxley /politics-issues/2020-05-29/how-st-louis-mayor-krewson-plans-to-distribute-64-million-in-federal-coronavirus-aid St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson has announced a plan to distribute $64 million in federal aid intended to bolster the city’s response to the coronavirus.… Fri, 29 May 2020 18:09:31 GMT /politics-issues/2020-05-29/how-st-louis-mayor-krewson-plans-to-distribute-64-million-in-federal-coronavirus-aid Kae M. Petrin