Third stimulus check update: House plans to approve bill with $1,400 payments Wednesday. Here’s the latest.
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., flanked by Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., left, and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., holds a news conference on the Democrats $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on March 9, 2021.
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The U.S. House is scheduled on Wednesday to clear the $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill and send it to President Joe Biden for his signature.
House Democratic leaders said Tuesday they didn’t expect much dissent, even though some progressive lawmakers grumbled after the Senate tightened the income limits for the $1,400 stimulus checks, kept the extra weekly unemployment insurance payments at $300 rather than raise them to $400, and eliminated a proposed increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
4 N.J. mayors - Dems and Republicans - say we need Biden’s stimulus plan now | Opinion
Updated Mar 08, 2021;
Posted Mar 08, 2021
The mayors of Parsippany and Hopatcong, Clinton and Rockaway Township, say the final passage of the American Rescue Plan is urgently needed. We know that for the families we see and talk with every day, an additional $1,400 check will mean a world of difference in paying the bills and staying above water. Above, Biden (Center R) and Vice President Kamala Harris (Center L) meet with 10 Republican senators to discuss the plan and a possible compromise. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images
NBA veteran and now cannabis CEO to speak at N.J.’s most important cannabis conference. Sign up here.
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Posted Feb 25, 2021
Al Harrington, the 16-year NBA vet and Orange native is co-founder and CEO of the multi-state Viola Brands. He ll be a featured speaker at NJ Cannabis Insider Live, March 9 2021.
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Earlier this week, Gov. Phil Murphy finally signed the laws that will lay the foundation to open New Jersey’s cannabis marketplace something the state’s business community has long been waiting for. And today, he today announced additional appointments to the Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC), completing the five-member commission that will oversee the state’s cannabis industry.
On March 9-10, NJ Cannabis Insider will host a virtual event over two consecutive mornings of strategic networking sessions built around speakers and panel discussions focused on what the new industry will bring.
On March 9-10, NJ Cannabis Insider hosts a virtual event of strategic networking sessions built around speakers and panel discussions focused on how businesses can succeed.