State, cities, counties to share $1.8B in federal stimulus aid

OKLAHOMA CITY – Southwest Oklahoma cities, towns and counties expect to receive allocations ranging from a few thousand dollars to several million from the $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package approved by Congress and signed by President Biden.

Another federal aid bill is a possibility

OKLAHOMA CITY – Although support in Congress for another federal stimulus package is tepid at best, the possibility of another large infusion of federal aid is not entirely improbable. 2020 will be remembered in the U.S. as the year of an unprecedented economic catastrophe triggered by the...

Maryland, N.Y. governors call for more federal aid to battle virus

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Govs. Larry Hogan of Maryland and Andrew Cuomo of New York issued a bipartisan call Saturday for an additional $500 billion in federal aid for U.S. states and territories dealing with the coronavirus.