Tag: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act
If the 2017 tax cut sunsets, it could boost charitable giving
With the clock ticking down on the $1.5 trillion tax cut approved by Republicans in 2017, America’s wealthiest donors and their advisers are beginning...
Mortgage broker admits to fraudulent activities
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island mortgage broker admitted in federal court to running a Ponzi scheme, fraudulently acquiring Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security...
Flap over ERC claims puts strain on firms
It’s been more than 18 months since one of Michael Garcia’s clients applied for an Employee Retention Credit and it’s still not clear when...
Confusion reigns over status of student loans
Jennifer Magaw graduated from law school in 2012, but she continued comparing notes with her peers for several years afterward.
Her notes weren’t about classes....
Prosecutors press forward after uncovering $8.9M in COVID-19 relief fraud across...
PROVIDENCE – It started with a phone call to a local police department. A resident warned that two local businessmen had applied for federal...
Local colleges receive millions from FEMA for COVID-19 testing expenses
PROVIDENCE – Local colleges and universities for the better part of the last two years conducted test after test, health screening after health screening...
R.I. Foundation awarded $76M in grants in 2021, second-most in its...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation in 2021 awarded $76 million in grants to more than 2,300 local nonprofits and also raised approximately $98...
$3.6M in state CARES Act funds distributed to 9 early-intervention providers
PROVIDENCE – About $3.6 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funds will be distributed to nine early-intervention providers across Rhode Island,...
R.I. makes $4.5M in grants available to nonprofits fighting COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – Nonprofits on the front lines responding to the COVID-19 pandemic will be eligible for a much-needed financial boost to continue helping local...
Five Questions With: Carlos E. Tobon
Carlos E. Tobon
R.I. state representative, D-Pawtucket
Co-chair, R.I. House of Representatives American Rescue Plan Act Task Force
1. What should be the primary focus of...
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