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Unemployed Michigan residents will not repay wrongfully received benefits

Roughly 350,000 unemployed Michigan residents who received federal benefits due to an error will not be forced to repay the

TheGrio Staff / July 31, 2021

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Congress fails to extend eviction ban, potentially leading to millions becoming homeless

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday night after President Joe Biden and Democrats in

Associated Press / July 31, 2021

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Clark Atlanta to cancel student account balances using COVID-19 aid dollars

Clark Atlanta University announced that it will cancel all student balances from the past four semesters for all university graduates

Aisha Powell / July 24, 2021

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Virginia State University to clear student account balances using CARES Act funds

HBCU Virginia State University (VSU) announced Friday it will clear unpaid balances for students enrolled during the pandemic using CARES

TheGrio Staff / July 18, 2021

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Steve Mnuchin says $600 stimulus checks may be issued as soon as now

The first Americans may have received their $600 stimulus checks as early as last night. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said

Biba Adams / December 30, 2020

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Families with mixed status immigration eligible for stimulus checks

The $900 billion coronavirus relief package passed by Congress included benefits for groups previously left out. Read More: Supreme Court

DeMicia Inman / December 22, 2020

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Nancy Pelosi: ‘We wanted more but $600 checks are significant’

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says that although the $600 stimulus check wasn’t the amount of money she and

Tonya Pendleton / December 21, 2020