NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (FNN) – In a press conference from New Smyrna Beach, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed the state’s budget for the fiscal year 2021 into law, a total of $9.5 billion in reserve. “[This] was supposed to be a really, really big disaster year for Florida in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic,”…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced the allocation of $21.6 billion in emergency rental assistance to help prevent evictions of people who lost jobs during the pandemic. The administration also announced changes Friday in the rental assistance program aimed at addressing criticism that the emergency support has not reached many who need the help.…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update security systems and block scammers who already have siphoned billions of dollars from pandemic-related jobless programs. The fraud is fleecing taxpayers, delaying legitimate payments…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Supervisor Daisy Morales not only provided necessities to Orange County residents during her giveaway event Saturday, but a few nice-ities too. Supervisor Morales hosted the event at Christ the King Episcopal Church in Azalea Park from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m Saturday to meet the needs of families struck hardest by…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Governor Ron DeSantis announced millions in funding for affordable housing assistance Friday. In an Apopka apartment complex, Governor DeSantis held a press conference detailing new funding entering the state and Central Florida as part of the federal CARES Act. In a nutshell: Florida received $250 million in affordable housing relief…
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